Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 | Page 2

Heritage High School Well Dressing 2016 We were delighted to be asked to produce a well dressing by Clowne in Bloom this year. It was a fantastic opportunity for students and staff to get creative and try something new. We researched the techniques for pushing the petals and seeds into the wet clay without damaging them and worked out what our design should be. We wanted it to be simple, colourful and effective. We also wanted it to fit in with the theme that was chosen for the local well dressings this year. Friends of Heritage Upcoming Events As 2016 is 150 years since the birth of Beatrix Potter, her works and life were chosen as the theme that would link the designs. We decided to base our design around Beatrix Potter’s second great love, after writing, which was conservation. Thanks to her generous donations the National Trust is able to conserve nearly a quarter of the land in the Lake District for future generations. At our meeting with Greg Lindley from Clowne in Bloom we found out about the conservation work being done on the Linear Lines and the attempts being made to encourage native birds and wildlife back into the area. We decided that we would use an image of a bird in our design to represent this conservation work and wrote the words ‘Welcome Home’ as a message to the local wildlife that are returning to our area. In total we made three panels, each with a different design. One of the panels featured an oak leaf to represent the National Trust, and the lands and houses that Beatrix Potter left to them as part of her conservation legacy. We made a colourful rainbow background on one of the panels to allow us to showcase the wide range of colours that appear in our school garden. The Heritage Eco Group have worked extremely hard on transforming the garden into a haven for wildlife and birds so there was an abundance of materials to choose from. Nearly all of the materials in our designs came from the Heritage garden. The designs were created by Shannon Palmer, Abigail Hattersley, Shannon Bainbridge and Cameron Butcher. We would like to thank them for their hard work along with the Heritage Eco Crew, Mrs Capps, Mrs Gore and Mrs Greaves. The designs looked fantastic an d were an excellent showcase for the beautiful flowers and plants that are growing in our school. at Heritage High School on Thursday 15th December Tickets £5 Reserved Seating Starting at 6.00pm Interval at 7.00pm Resuming at 7.30pm Refreshments will be available on the evening. Cameron Butcher, Shannon Palmer & Abigail Hattersley Term 2 Monday 31st October - INSET DAY Thursday 3rd November - Sports Award Evening 6-7.30pm Friday, 18th November - Friends of Heritage Fashion Show/ Clothes Sale Thursday, 24th November - Year 11 Awards Evening - 6.30pm Wednesday, 14th December - Community Lunch 12 - 1pm Thursday, 15th December - Community Lunch 12 - 1pm Thursday, 15th December - Cinderella Pantomime 6pm Monday, 19th December - INSET DAY Tuesday, 20th December - INSET DAY For ticket information email: [email protected] or call: 01246 810259 ask for Emma Field or Sharon Wilson Heritage High School, Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4QG Term 3 Tuesday 3rd January - Students return to school Thursday, 5th January - Year 11 Mock Examinations Results Parents Evening Thursday, 2nd February - Year 10 Parents Evening Friday, 10th February - INSET DAY