Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 Term 4 | Page 3

GB judo star Sophie Cox inspires Heritage girls [email protected] 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/ index.php/leisure-and-culture/sports-sessions 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