Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 Term 4 | Page 3
GB judo star Sophie Cox
inspires Heritage girls
Sarah.Bingham@bolsover.gov.uk
Sophie attended one of Bolsover District Council‟s Sportivate
Here Come the Girls sessions; a multi sport programme for
girls aged 13 years and above which is supported by
Derbyshire Sport. Bolsover District Council were awarded
funding to put on 8 sessions, with participants being able to
choose what sport or activity they want to participate in each
week. Frisbee, Zumba and Badminton are some of the
activities students have recently participated in.
Sportivate is the £56 million National Lottery funded Olympic
and Paralympic legacy initiative that gives 11 to 25-year-olds
who aren‟t particularly sporty 6 to 8 weeks free coaching in a
new sport and then helps them find low costs ways to
continue to play. New figures published this year show that
almost 250,000 teenagers and young adults have so far
benefitted from free or discounted 6 to 8 weeks sports
coaching courses through Sportivate. Of these over 200,000
have successfully completed their course, missing no more than one session.
To help inspire and motivate Sportivate participants, Sport England‟s Sporting Champions team of current and retired elite athletes, many of whom
competed at London 2012, visit Sportivate sessions to share their experiences and enthusiasm for sport. In her capacity as a Sporting Champion,
GB Judo star Sophie Cox spoke to students about her achievements including her memories of London 2012 as well as showing participants her
array of medals. Participants then enjoyed participating in a Judo session led by Sophie.
Of her visit Sophie said “I was thrilled to be able to share my knowledge and experience with the girls. The opportunity to support such community
sports programmes is a real privilege for me. I‟m hopeful that by using the Olympic and Paralympic legacy from London 2012 and through my
experiences in competing at elite level, I was able to inspire the young people in attendance to sustain their sports participation.”
Councillor Ann Syrett, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion said “We were honoured that Sophie was able to attend and lead a session for female
students. None of the students had previously had the opportunity to participate in Judo before. It was great to see how much the students enjoyed
participating in a new sport and the disappointment when the hour long session finished!”
One of the participants from the session said “I really enjoyed the session and it was fun being her volunteer” with another commenting “It was really
fun and a great opportunity to take part in a new sport”.
For further information on Sportivate programmes happening in the Bolsover district please contact 01246 242364 or go to www.bolsover.gov.uk/
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Waste Watching with Year 8
Ms Marshall, Social Development Faculty Leader
On Monday, 3rd
March all Year 8
students watched a
performance by the
Gibber Theatre
Group followed by a
one hour inter-active
workshop designed
to focus the students
on environmental
issues highlighted in
the play.
The highly
entertaining play
‘Waste Watchers’
follows the story of 3
Year 8 students all with differing knowledge, attitude and opinions about
environmental issues.
Tasked with an ‘environmental competition thingy for Mrs Moody’ they
discover the importance of the 3R‟s and consider what actions they can take
to Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle their
waste to help protect
the environment for
themselves and for
future generations.
Following the event a
group of our Year 8
students have
established an Eco
group tasked with
improving the school
environment.
APRIL 2014
Monday, 7th
Dear Diary
Spring is well and truly here, and gardeners are getting ready for the growing
season – it is no exception at Heritage, with our raised beds improving daily;
the potting shed is looking rather fabulous (thanks to Mr Woffindin’s class) and
there is a new addition: trees! Not just trees, but fruit – bearing varieties. Last
year, Mrs Monks was inspired to get involved in the ‘Fruitshare’ (fruit trees for
schools) an idea from the River Cottage. And now, with the help of Dougie
Peck (Clowne Community Association) and our students, we have planted our
first trees. I chose a quince, as I lov e quince jelly; I hope that we will be able to
make some after our first crop.
Exam results are always the main priorities for schools, and we keep the focus
with our students via the use of flight-paths on the front of all KS3 books; there
is so much happening to engage and enrich our young people.
The
opportunities to get involved in activities are endless, with a number of visits going out of school, including a
visit to Cadbury’s chocolate factory and theatre visits. Seen here are Year 11 students who are studying AS level English Literature. The
photograph was taken after a talk at the Winding Wheel on the Victorian School Room: it was interesting to hear about the way education has
changed over time.
This term has seen two
very important events:
The Big Vote and BBC
School Report. The
Big Vote is an
opportunity
for
students
to
get
involved
in
the
democratic
process.
Students can stand for
election
on
the
Derbyshire
Youth
Council and have their
voice heard in a wider
community. This year, we had four candidates, and we must congratulate
Matthew Adams, Dellan Oke and Lyndon Nicholls who stood for election,
with Laura Jacques voted in as the elected member at the Council Offices
in Matlock. It was a fantastic night. Laura’s manifesto will now come to
life, and she has already started with the campaign to save the skatepark
(SOS). All the candidates are part of the Student Voice and are keen to get involved with this and other projects to support their community.
The BBC School Report is a fantastic opportunity
for students to see what it would be like to be a
journalist for the day. They used the green-screen
room and the Hive as their studios for the day, and
you can see their broadcast via a link on our school
website. This project has been led by Mrs Lloyd
again, who has driven this project from the start,
knowing what an impact it can have on young
people’s lives. She has lots of support from Mr
Watson, Mrs Hiney-Saunders, Ms Newton and our
two student teachers from The University of
Sheffield, Miss Newton (with Hannah) and Miss
Murison (with Harry and Emily).
The world is changing rapidly, and technology
plays a large part in the lives of our students. This
month, George Allen and Danielle Metcalfe explained to me how they had used computer code
to create a game with software called Kodu. After this, they had a homework activity called
the Hour of Code, set by Miss Trevis. It is to enable students and parents to work together –
anyone can log into the site; it is worth a look!
Technology may be taking the world by storm, and we have just enjoyed Science week, led by
Miss Moorhouse, but there is still time for a little music…Holly Booker, Jade Law, Eleanor
Clay and Ellie Weatherstone are pictured here, playing a tune on their ukuleles. The music
department has been alive with sound this term – lately we have been
transported to ‘the carnival’, with the sound of the samba beat…you just
cannot resist the urge to dance…
Reading, dancing, revision, experiments, performances, fund-raising,
cooking, designing…it’s a full curriculum!
Happy Easter
Susan Dench, Deputy Headteacher