Heathfieldjul13

MagazineThe Heathfield Academy

ISSUE 18 - 12 July 2013

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Outstanding!

The Heathfield Academy has been judged to be OUTSTANDING by Ofsted. The school was inspected on 4 & 5 June. Not only was Overall Effectiveness judged to be OUTSTANDING, the school was judged OUTSTANDING in EVERY AREA (Achievement of Pupils, Quality of Teaching, Behaviour and Safety and Leadership and Management).This means that there is not a school in the whole of England that has better Ofsted grades than Heathfield.Head Teacher Graham Jones said, “This school has been continuously improving in every way for more than a decade. We have now demonstrated that teaching, learning and behaviour all contribute to an OUTSTANDING education.”“The report makes clear that for students of all abilities achievement is OUTSTANDING; the most able are stretched in all subjects and those with special educational needs progress just as well as the most able.” ......continued on page 3

Heathfield gets Top Marks!

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of science, Maths & Design

BIG Dayyear 5

On the 28th June we held the fourth annual day of Science and Maths at Heathfield and this year with more primary students than ever involved, Technology joined in the fun too! Designed to give students some ‘hands on’ experience of these subjects at The Heathfield Academy all students took part in workshops from each of the three subject areas.

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FooDCool MATHsFirE AnD iCE

roCkETs BuBBlEspHysiology

... from page 1 “Teachers, governors and school leaders have worked so hard for so long for this achievement but it was the pupils in the classroom and their fantastic results that proved to Ofsted that we are OUTSTANDING and I am so pleased for them all.”Parents of children in primary schools are welcome to visit the school at any time they choose to see the school in action. All they need to do is ‘phone the school and let us know when they would like to come.

Outstanding!

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.

At the end of this term we are saying goodbye to Mrs Riley, who has taught at Heathfield since 1991. Thank you Maggie for a great contribution and all our best wishes for your retirement. We are also bidding farewell to Mr Hobson, Mrs Moss and Miss Cooper from the teaching staff and Miss Roseblade and Mr Brown from the support staff. We wish them all well in their new jobs. Mrs Ley’s sports co-ordinator role comes to an end this term and great thanks go to her and Ms Brice who did so much for this and partner schools. Mrs Ley will still be with us next term teaching PE and Science.

We are looking forward to Mrs Wordsworth coming next term to be our Learning Inclusion Leader and SENCO. Also to welcoming Ms. Goodenough and Miss Whitaker our new English teachers.Best wishes for a happy and sunny summer holiday!

G. Jones

The office will be open over the summer holidays at the following times.Monday 15th - Friday 19th July 9-12pmMonday 5th - Friday 9th August 9-12pm

Please note that students can now wear a white shirt and tie OR a Heathfield polo shirt (available from Swifts) with their Heathfield sweatshirt all year round.Please also make sure they have sensible, polishable black shoes - NOT black trainers, trainers that look like shoes, hybrid shoes or dolly shoes.

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PE - SP rtS NEwS

Splat club

circuS SkillS

Hula Hooping

WeStfield atHleticS

gifted & talented

Year 8 & 9 girls in SPLAT club gained a variety of experiences through a range of activities at lunchtime and after school. Activities included, Boxercise, Badminton, Zumba, Pilates, Fencing, Trampolining and Cheerleading. Most of the activities were new to the girls, so it was an exciting chance to try out something new.

Pupils in year 7, 8 & 9 who are gifted and talented in PE were given the opportunity to take part in activities at WBCC. After school pupils took part in Badminton, Softball, and Boxercise this term. They really enjoyed using the facilities and learning some new skills. As a treat the girls were offered the opportunity to visit the Hair Salon at WBCC where they had their hair washed and styled.

Pupils in year 7, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to take part in a Circus skills workshop in May. Pupils watched demonstrations of; scarf juggling, ball juggling, using diablo’s, ribbon twisting, balancing feathers, plate spinning. All pupils managed to try out each piece of equipment and learn new tricks. It was a great way to learn new skills.

Pupils in year 9 and 7 were lucky to be involved in a Hula Hooping workshop enjoying hula hooping to keep fit. They watched a demonstration and fun trying to hula around their waist, wrist, neck and legs. The pupils found out the bigger the hoop the easier it was to hula. They even had competitions against each other. The pupils really enjoyed the opportunity.

Congratulations to all pupils who represented The Heathfield Academy at the Westfield Athletics Meet. The team worked hard in all their events. Pupils who excelled in their events were; U13, Kelsea Grant 100m 1st, U13, Daniel Stewart Javelin 1st, U13, Abbey Houghton Discus 1st, U14 Kayley Chamberlain 1st, U15, Fern Neale Shot 1st, U14 Girls relay team: Tanith Cree, Jordan Richardson, Georgina Gardner, Zoe Warrington, 1st.

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PE - SP rtS NEwSrounderSSportS leaderS

Year 8&9 rounders team Year 8&9 Rounders team played Mount Grace at Heathfield in June. The Heathfield team were trailing in the 1st innings by half a rounder. With some subtle changes to our batting and fielding the team fought hard to win the second innings by one and a half rounders, giving Heathfield the overall win of 5-4. Excellent catches were taken by Zoe Warrington and Rounders from Georgina Gardner. Well done girls!

Year 7 rounders teamThe year 7 rounders team lead by captain Abbey Houghton have demonstrated good skills and teamwork within their games. The girls fought hard in their league playing the local schools in our area. They triumphed against Redmoor with a winning score of 12 -5. Great catches were taken by Abbey with rounders from Sophie Faulks and Raylan Mayne. The team came 3rd overall in their league. Well done girls!

tutor group roundersYear 7, 8 and 9 took part in girls tutor group Rounders tournaments for against other tutors in their year. The pupils showed good skills in batting and fielding and played tactically to win.Year 7 – Runners-up - RC, RH winnersYear 8 – Runners-up - CM and LB winnersYear 9 – Runners-up- PH and AC Winners

48 Year 9 pupils put themselves forward to take part in an introductory 6 week Sports Leader course this year. The award developed the young people’s skills, in organising activities and people, planning communicating and how to motivate. The leaders lead events such as; our primary cluster gymnastics KS1 & 2 competition, tri-golf competition, Inclusion morning for SEN pupils, and Rounders competitions. A number of leaders also assisted at Barwell Infants in their lunchtime ‘Huff and Puff’ club, for a 4 week block working with EYFS and year 1 &2 pupils delivering sporting activities.

Heathfield invited our primary feeder schools to take part in a Primary Day of Sport which was very successful. Unfortunately the weather let us down in the afternoon, this didn’t hinder our sports events as we delivered them indoors. The leaders were also invited to assist in our feeder primary schools Sports days. The leaders really enjoyed the responsibilities of leading younger pupils and it gave them an insight to further courses within Sports Leadership. I wish all our Sports Leaders good luck for the future and hope they continue to follow the Sports Leaders path in their upper schools.

Year 7 tutor group Dodgeball: Winners - 7RH, Runner-up - 7MR.

Year 7 football awards:Manager’s Player of the Year: Mason HigginsonPlayer’s Player of the Year: Ellis NjieMost Improved Player: Tommy AshworthTop Goalscorers: Tommy Ashworth & Mason HigginsonBest Defender: Sam Truman

dodgeball cricket

football

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Year 8 tutor group cricket: Winners: 8CM, Runners-Up 8LD. school cricket teams:Year 7. Played 4, won 2 (beating Mount Grace and Redmoor). Finished 3rd in the league.Manager’s Player of the Year: Alfie ParryPlayer’s Player of the Year: Joshua LeeMost Improved Player: George IlesTop run-scorer: Harry BoormanMost catches taken: Harry BoormanMost wickets taken: Alfie Parry Year 8/9. Played 5, won 2 (beating Saint Martins and Redmoor). Finished 4th in the league.Manager’s Player of the Year: Jacob PearsPlayer’s Player of the Year: Connor BatesMost Improved Player: Kieran AlmeyTop run-scorer: Connor BatesMost catches taken: Kieran AlmeyMost wickets taken: Curtis Bakersports Day 2013

Year 7 visit to Snibston Discovery Museum.On Friday 21st June the school had a very successful visit to Snibston Discovery Museum in Coalville. This was a joint venture between the Humanities and Science teams and involved all year 7 students experiencing a varied day of activities and challenges. In the ExtraOrdinary gallery students were given the opportunity to investigate the technologies and inventions that shape our everyday lives. Fashion conscious students could explore the Fashion gallery, hosting the largest fashion collection outside of London, with work from some of the UK’s top designers. While the rich past of Leicestershire’s transportation, engineering and extraction industries were showcased in the interactive museum. Finally by way of a contrast students had the opportunity to explore and enjoy the beautiful country park adjacent to the museum with its nature reserve wetland area and two fishing lakes.

SnibSton trip

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Who am I?An Anthology of Creative Writing on the theme of

IdentItyDnA

It’s a sort of spiral

that makes you, you.

It makes you what you are,

it’s like your bar code.

There’s nobody like you now,

(unless you are an identical twin,)

there’s never been anyone like you in the past

and there will never be anyone like you in the future -

you are

unique

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group poEM BAsED on DisCussion ABouT DnAIn a series of workshops Year 7 students explored what makes them unique. They explored emotions through colour, imagined themselves as animals, discussed appearance and clothes and considered important possessions and relationships. They wrote about a “perfect day” in their lives. They considered issues of gender and diversity, and talked about the effects of bullying.

They explored what they are good at and what they are proud of. As they gained in confidence they were comfortable enough to explore what they found challenging and how that affected their sense of self. They listened to and discussed a range of poems, and then they experimented with words and language and with different forms of writing. They wrote and they redrafted, and then, like all good writers, they redrafted again. They performed their poems in front of the group, and listened to, and responded to each other’s work.

Sue Mackrell and David McCormack said ‘it was a joy to work with them. We learned a lot and they inspired us.’ Liz Coley, Curriculum Leader

What haS happEnEd thIS yEar?

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During this year we have taken part in switch off fortnight and completed an audit (a survey) on how much energy we were using on lights and projectors taking into account whether the lights were on sensors

etc. We did this before the switch off fortnight then after and the difference was unbelievable. We almost halved our usage of electricity for lighting and more lights are now on sensors.

We also did a whole school audit which looked at 10 different areas of the school these areas included litter, water, wastage, transport, biodiversity (how diverse are areas - as in plants and animals) and more. We used the results from the audit to put together an action plan which we will use to improve the eco-friendliness of the school over the next academic year.

In the new term we will be again voting for eco-reps from each tutor group to continue and take forward the work completed so far this year.

Heathfield academy eco-team.

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UnIversIty

experIence

At the beginning of July, a group of year 8 students went to the University of Leicester for their log on to languages course. While we were there, we did several activities including French rapping and setting goals and also learned new languages such as Italian, Russian and Spanish. Overall we thought that it was a fun and an interesting experience and would recommend that other students go to the Summer school. At first, we were not very sure about learning these new languages but at the end, we thought it was fun and we were glad they did. Nor were we sure about learning to rap in French but we did and we would like to do it again. The Summer school was a great experience for all of us and if we got the chance to go again, we definitely would. Josh Twigger & Callum Headley 8CM

Our stay at...

school transport - first DaY of terM

Year 8 and 9 students will be starting the new term at 1.00pm on Thursday 29th August 2013.There will be an additional school transport service at lunchtime in order to transport Year 8 and 9 students who use the contract 98 service to school .

Pick up times are as follows.

school transport route s981. Huncote Road/James Street Bus Stop : 12:352. Long Street Nr Library Bus Stop 12:363. Station Road Nr Primary School 12:38

elmesthorpe1. Village Bus Shelter 12:42

Arrive into School for 12:52

parEnt GovErnorS

We have vacancies for any parents wishing to be on the Governing body of the Academy. ANY parent can be a Governor, you do not need to have any particular skills or qualifications. but you do need to care about the school being as good as it could possibly be and you do need to care about young people in our community. If you would like to be a parent governor, or would just like more information please call the school office on 01455 842149 and either Graham Jones (Head) or Diane Buckingham (Clerk) will get back to you.

Mobile phonesPlease note that Mobile Phones

are NOT allowed in school. If they are confiscated, a person

with parental responsibility must collect and sign for it at the

school office.

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The Trip2013

The French trip was quite fun, I enjoyed it and made lots of new friends. Firstly we had a long coach ride to Dover where we had loads of fun, when we got off, we were in France! Straight away we drove to Nausicaa where we saw loads of colourful and elegant fish, we then drove to our hostel where we slept for two nights.The next day we took a walk around Boulogne and saw the cheese, bread and patisseries being made, when the shops were open we walked up to the walled village where we found lots of fun stuff.Later in the day we went to see “les chocolats de buessent” we saw chocolate being made and also bought some.Next we went to the hypermarket “Auchan” we bought French food and got in a bit of trouble with Mr. Hobson for being late !, when we were ready we went to “pain show” where we saw French crepes being made.

After our second night at the hostel we made our way to Paris. We went on a “bateau mouche” and saw lots of French monuments like: The Louvre, Notre dame de Paris, the Eiffel tower and lots of bridges.We then went to our hotel which was so much more comfortable than the hostel, and the next day had lots of fun at Disney land, on the final day we went home. By Lucas Humphrys

3rd June to the 7th June - The Heathfield Academy French TripThe French trip was an amazing experience. I had a magnificent time. The teachers were fantastic and funny especially Mr Tene. The best thing that we did was going to Disneyland Paris. The worst thing was going to bed at 9.00 and waking up at 7.30. Hopefully we get to go next year. By Kieran Almey

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JuLY10th AwardsEvening7-9pm12th Break-upforSummerHoliday

AugusT27th TeacherDay28th TeacherDay29th BacktoSchool! Yr7-8.30,Yr8&9-1.00pm

Diary/What’s on

Attendance

Tutor groups with the best attendance for 2013 are:

Well Done to Year 9 studentsZoe Altria, Finnlaye McAlinden and Megan Orton

for achieving 100% Attendance over all 3 years at Heathfield!

Year 7

7MRYear 8

8ssYear 9

9PH97.6% 95.1% 95.8%

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