Y7 - 11 Weekly Newsletter | Autumn Term, Week 15 | Date: 15 Dec 2023
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REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCE
We have an online absence reporting form for all absences (whole day or part of the day). If you are unable to use the form you will need to email absence@hgs.herts.sch.uk with the student's name and tutor group, reason for absence and expected return date (if known).
[Every day - Pasta / Jacket Potatoes & Toppings, Panini of the Day]
** MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE **
** GLUTEN-FREE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST **
Monday: VEGGIE MINCE BOLOGNAISE (v), CHEESY BEAN YORKSHIRES (v), SPICY BEAN BURGERS TOPPED WITH SALSA & CHEESE (v), CHOCOLATE CHIP SPONGE
Tuesday: BEEF HOTPOT (gf), PASTA BAKE (v), HOTDOGS, FLAPJACK (free from wheat, eggs, milk)
Wednesday: SCHOOL CLOSES AT 12.30 - NO LUNCH
(V) = Vegetarian (GF) = Gluten Free
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SCHOOL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Good afternoon,
I want to start today by celebrating the tremendous success of this year's Carol Service. For the first time we held the event at St Mary's Church, with a service in the afternoon for Years 11, 12 and 13 as well as the main service in the evening for families of the performers. Thanks to Reverend Little for hosting us at the church, and of course to all of the students who took part. Thanks also to all the staff who contributed to the services - a special mention must go to Miss Scott, who led the event and who leaves the school at the end of the term. Over the years Miss Scott has co-ordinated a huge number of shows, concerts and special services; her contribution to music at the school and the experience of our students has been immense. We all wish her well for the future.
On Thursday we had our Christmas dinner, and as this was coupled with Christmas Jumper Day, it certainly made for a festive atmosphere around school. Thanks to all the catering team for their hard work in providing an excellent Christmas meal to so many students.
Just two-and-a-half days to go until we break up for Christmas - this term has certainly flown by.
Have a good weekend,
James Crowther, Headteacher
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End of term - lunchtime
on Wednesday 20 December
School will close for the Christmas holidays at 12.30 on Wednesday next week. We wish all our students and families a happy and peaceful festive break, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back on Wednesdsay 3 January.
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Free School Meals - vouchers for
the Christmas holidays
Hertfordshire County Council are providing supermarket vouchers for each child entitled to benefits-related Free School Meals to cover the Christmas 2023 holiday period.
Eligible families will have received a digital supermarket voucher to the value of £30 per child on 13 December 2023, which you must redeem within 3 months (the expiry date will be included in the email that you receive from noreply@edenred.co.uk). Please check your junk mail if you did not see the voucher.
Families can choose to spend vouchers at one of the following supermarkets:
• ALDI
• ASDA
• Marks and Spencer
• McColl’s
• Morrisons
• Sainsbury’s
• Tesco
• Waitrose
Please note that the voucher works like a gift card and so doesn't have to be spent all in one go.
Contact HertsHelp for advice and practical support – call 0300 123 4044, email info@hertshelp.net or visit www.hertshelp.net.
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Food Drive - thank you for all your donations!
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Christmas Fayre
Frank and Jewel's joint fayre this lunchtime was well attended and a big success, packed with an array of Christmassy activities and bakes! Well done to both Houses for the effort that went into this event.
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Please save those tins and tubs!
Food Technology are in need of empty chocolate tubs / tins like these, for students to take home their food in, when they have forgotten their own containers. This is the ideal time of year for the department to build up their stock again - students are asked to bring in any unwanted tubs after Christmas!
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NOTICEBOARD - LOCAL PROVISION
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Pre-Christmas volunteering opportunity
for students aged 16+
Garden House Hospice has an opportunity for students aged 16+ to gain employability skills, support sustainability and give back to their community by giving a few hours of their time to help in the Garden House Hospice Care shops in the runup to Christmas.
This additional support will help the charity to raise much-needed funds to provide compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients and their families.
To apply, please visit their website here. For more information please call 01462 679540 (option 6) or email volunteers@ghhospicecare.org.uk
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NOTICEBOARD - CAREERS / HIGHER EDUCATION
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Apprenticeship opportunities
December / January ia a busy time for the opening up of apprenticeship opportunities - and Unifrog's apprenticeship tool currently has a lot of Advanced, Higher and Degree apprenticeships listed, including employers such as Airbus, Tui, AstraZeneca, Mace, Amazon, BAE Systems, Kier, BBC, ITV, Sky, Barclays, Bloomberg to name a few.
Some examples are:
The Government Economic Service
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-economic-service-degree-level-apprenticeship
Bank of England https://www.boe-futuretalent.co.uk/apprentices.html
PWC https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/early-careers/our-programmes/flying-start-degrees/accounting.html
KPMG https://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/apprentice
We are encouraging interested students to log into Unifrog and take a look so as not to miss any application deadlines.
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NOTICEBOARD - WELLBEING / SEND / SUPPORT
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