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PressTales 11 October 2019
Thank you to those who were able to complete the online questionnaires following our recent information evenings. Heads of Year have been responding to parents where appropriate to answer specific concerns raised. Information has already been shared with our Governing Body, and we will be sharing details of the outcomes with parents soon. Thank you for the overwhelmingly positive feedback, as well as the honest and fair points for us to consider.
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Last week we had a two-day visit from the Army, working with our Year 7 students on team building and other activities. More information will be shared in the next edition of PressTales.
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On Tuesday of this week, all of Year 9 took part in a 'Learn to Earn' day, which was organised by Young Enterprise. One of the exercises had the girls compiling a budget for themselves, and then working out how much they needed to earn to cover that budget. Many of the girls needed to earn in excess of £250,000 to fund their desired lifestyle. The exercise was a reality check for many. When I asked one student what job she was going to do to earn that money replied, 'I could become a Headteacher!' 'If only' was my reply.
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Next Thursday is our secondary transfer evening, one of the most important events in our school calendar. Over the past number of weeks we have been providing tours in school time for prospective students. A reminder that school will close on Thursday at 12.45 pm. We will be closed on Friday 18th October. All of the students are expected to assist on secondary transfer evening and we thank you for your support in ensuring that the students are here. Please can I ask that you drop students off outside the school and ask them to walk onto the school site as parking will be very busy. Please be advised that we are still getting complaints from our local residents about how parents are parking at the end of the school day. The rugby club is available for parents to wait for their children.
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GCSE art work collection for those students who completed their GCSE in June 2019 is on Friday 8th November at 12:45 in A1 & A2. Many thanks Charmaine Francis Head of Art Presdales School Inset Day - Friday 18th October Please note that the school will be closed for Inset Day on Friday 18th October. Our first non-uniform day of …
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Trips and Reminders GCSE Spanish revision workbook and guide - The workbooks and guides are £2.50 per guide. These will be sold on a first come, first served basis until they have gone. Please bring in cash or cheque (made payable to Presdales School Academy Trust) to Mrs Gray in the main school office. Year 11 Visit to the Paper …
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Head's Award Congratulations to Amber Dunstan and Yuhsuan Chen in Year 13 who won the ‘Head's Award’ this term. Their beautiful art work will be displayed in Mr Warren’s office. Year 12 Art Print Workshop We had the whole day off timetable to participate in a lino workshop, which consisted of carving our tiles and printing them with high quality …
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A Doll's House, The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith On 18th September, A Level drama students went to see an adaptation of Ibsen's classic play, A Doll's House, re-written by Tanika Gupta and new artistic director Rachel O'Riordan at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. We see the production set in Calcutta 1879 under British rule, bringing new dimensions to the production of racial …
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Cross Country Well done to the Year 7’s who competed at their first Presdales fixture last week. They ran the cross country at Chauncy and did so well in the heat. The girls came 1st overall!!! We also had all 17 runners finish in the top 35 out of roughly 80 girls. Special mention to these girls who received medals …
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Year 9 Learn to Earn Day On Tuesday 8th October, Young Enterprise delivered their Learn to Earn Programme to our Year 9 students. The programme inspires students and provides information on career options to help make informed choices for their future. It enables students to set goals and plan their next steps to prepare them for life beyond education. Through …
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Hand Chime Team Year 7 classes have had a visit from Mrs Dixon in the maths department this term. Mrs Dixon is an expert Hand Bell and Hand Chime player and has been working with a year 11 Hand Chime team for the last couple of years. All Year 7s were introduced to the beautiful instruments that were generously donated …
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Year 9 Visit to Sandhurst On the 26th and 27th of September 2019, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst welcomed around two thousand young people for their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths careers fair, RMAS STEM 19. Forty-nine industry partners, as well as units from across the Army, joined the Army to showcase STEM skills in action. 30 Year 9 Students …
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European Week of Languages
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During the week of 23rd-27th September 2019, we celebrated the European Languages we teach in school with coloured bunting, a lunch menu with a European flavour and lunchtime activities including face painting, fan making and edible Russian bracelets. The bunting created by all students in Year 7-9, in both of their languages, became a House competition. The winners were In …
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Last week, Design & Technology – Food hosted the first cooking challenge of the year. Teams of KS3 students representing each of the Houses were given 20 minutes to produce their omelette ready for the judging panel. The entries were judged on presentation, aroma, texture and flavour. The judges were impressed by the quality and creativity on display: it was …
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On Friday 27th September, the Sixth Form students participated in an afternoon of team building activities. The students experienced a number of activities which encouraged them to plan, communicate, work together and stay motivated in a fun and energetic way. The emphasis was on the students to take ownership of their learning, using critical thinking to develop ideas on how …
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Government & Politics trip to Parliament
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On Friday 27th September, our Year 12 Government and Politics class visited the Houses of Parliament. We went on a fabulous (and very informative) tour, during which we saw the House of Commons and the Lords, the voting lobby for MPs, Westminster Abbey, central lobby, and many more fascinating rooms in Parliament. We also learned about the history of Parliament, …
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Herts for Learning Autumn Term 2019 Newsletter
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