07/03/22
World Book Day 2022
It was a special World Book Day this year as it was its 25th birthday! To mark the big day on 3 March, we ran a book fair in the Library in partnership with David's Bookshop in Letchworth.
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- 25/02/22
Talk the Talk - communication skills workshop
Talk the Talk came back to deliver another brilliant confident communication workshop this week, this time to our Year 9 students. Led by highly experienced trainers, Talk the Talk sessions teach students how to overcome nerves, speak with confidence and clarity, and engage their audience.Read Full Story - 25/02/22
Love is in the air at HGS Library
Love is in the air at the HGS Library - literally! Inspired by Valentine's Day, the school reading group has been busy decorating the Library with strings of love hearts.Read Full Story - 21/02/22
Three more trophies for Saghana's collection
Once again we are super proud of Saghana Thayaparan (Year 8), who has just claimed three county titles in badminton.Read Full Story - 21/02/22
County cross-country championships
On Saturday 5 February, six students took part in the Hertfordshire Schools Cross Country Championships across the various age groups. Despite some very windy and muddy conditions, the effort and determination from all of the girls was outstanding.Read Full Story - 04/02/22
Food Club
Our Food Club students enjoyed making shaped shortbread this week! Mrs Hart was pleased to award HGS Star Baker wooden spoons to Sadie in Year 8 and Indiya in Year 7 for their organisation and high quality shortbread! Great work everyone!Read Full Story - 04/02/22
Project Polyglot - Part 2
Following their recent visit to William Ransom school to teach French, our GCSE MFL students next went to Whitehill junior school to teach Spanish to Years 5 and 6 children. Our Year 10 students spent several weeks thinking about how to structure and deliver French and Spanish lessons t...Read Full Story - 28/01/22
GCSE Art - Memphis Design
Students have been creating some fantastic concept designs for their British Museum posters as part of the Art & Design GCSE course.Read Full Story - 28/01/22
Project Polyglot
Our GCSE MFL students who are taking part in Project Polyglot went into their first primary school to teach French this month!Read Full Story - 21/01/22
Year 7 Computing
Students have started to learn about computational thinking and the topic of algorithms by considering the step-by-step instructions needed to make a paper aeroplane! Mrs Grainger was impressed with the accuracy and details in these examples.Read Full Story - 21/01/22
GCSE and A Level History
Some great visual work to share from the History Department. Year 10 students have been constructing the body according to Vesalius, who challenged the ideas of Galen, as part of their GCSE unit 'Medicine in Britain, 1250 - present'. Meanwhile Y12 Historians have been studyi...Read Full Story - 07/12/21
Year 7 readings of 'Storm on the Island'
One of our Year 7 English classes were set the homework of recording themselves performing ‘Storm on the Island' by Seamus Heaney. They’ve been studying this poem and exploring how the power of nature is represented. The homework required them to first download an audio recorder exte...Read Full Story