Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 Term1 | Page 3

OCTOBER 2013
Monday, 14th
Dear Diary
It is quite remarkable to see how well our Year 7 students have settled in to a new
school and a new term. We are seeing such success in learning (and they seem to
be very happy). Already, their talents are being revealed…Finley Anson has learnt
skills of shading and tone in art, under the careful guidance of Mr Wood. We look
forward to seeing more examples of excellence – perhaps on display in the Social
Block. The display that we have in there at the moment is stunning.
We foster an environment for curious, creative
learners with a thirst for success. Open-ended
opportunities for learning exist in all areas of
the curriculum. Olivia Palmer showed how a history project on schools from 1500 - 1750,
enabled our students to understand how education has changed over a significant time period;
the desire for learning is just as abundant
today.
Keen students can be found in all corners
of our school. I always like to visit the
catering department, as there is always
something lovely in the oven… sadly, on
this occasion, the cupboard was bare - I
found students engrossed in organisation!
However, Lewis Evers, Joe Wright and
Jake Smith-Kerry shared their student
folders with me, which was really
interesting. Mrs Smith has devised these
to help them provide a record of their learning. The skills required to
manage this, alongside their practical skills are crucial to life-long learning
– it was impressive to see.
Skills for
the workplace have to be considered in the classroom, and Miss
Trevis’s Business Studies class is a perfect example of this
application of learning. Students were charged with the task of
creating their own cereal – together with their own marketing
campaign. I had heard about this project, but then became evermore curious when I saw aliens moving past my window…
“Because…a real alien needs a real breakfast!” – well of
course! (really – they dressed up!) The winning teams were
voted for, as part of the school Apprentice Challenge. I just
can’t wait for it to hit the shelves… Thalia Knowles, Matthew Hale, Adam Cunliffe and
Georgie Lamb won overall, but everyone had lots of fun; and learnt how to bring a
product to market in the process.
So as you can gather, the community of learning continues to engage and enthuse our
students. This
enthusiasm is not,
however,
restricted to the classroom – it exists in many forms,
including the constant desire to help others. This summer
Jake Parker asked a number of staff and students to
sponsor him so that he could help other teenagers who are
less fortunate than himself. CentrePoint http://
www.centrepoint.org.uk/ is a charity committed to helping
homeless young people. The Duke of Cambridge is patron
of the charity, following in the footsteps
of his mother, Princess Diana. In order
to raise the money, Jake shaved all his
hair off (on his birthday) – the photos
say it all…We are very proud of Jake and delighted that his hair has grown
back in time for the colder weather!

Susan Dench, Deputy Headteacher