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Issue 15
Friday, 19 December 2014
Dear All,
It is hard to believe that we are coming to the end of our first term already. The Year 7s have se led
in really well and I am really pleased with their a)tude to learning. The Sixth Formers have also
se led well into their new environment and I wish them luck in their forthcoming Trial Exams. This
said, the students will know from my assemblies this week that there is no such thing as good luck
when it comes to being successful in your exams. Success in exams is simply about hard work and
being confident with yourself i.e. a posi ve mindset. This mindset is something we have been
working on with the students this year.
Dates for your Diary
05 Jan
School Resumes at 8.40 am
05 Jan
Y12/Y13 Trial Exams Week
15 Jan
Y11 Futures Day & Parents’ Evening
On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of a ending the Christmas Music Concert. This event just keeps
ge)ng be er and be er. Some of the students performing were amazing and they wouldn’t have
looked out of place on the X-Factor Show. It was nice to see some boys singing too and it was good to
hear the School Choir. I would like to thank all the student performers, all the parents who came to
support, and Miss Lewis (Head of Music) for all her hard work and effort.
20 Jan
Ski Trip Information Evening 6.00 pm
22 Jan
Y10 Parents’ Evening 6.30 pm
Y12/13 ‘Frantic Assembly’ Theatre Trip
26 Jan
Ski Session at Gosling
On Thursday, we had the pleasure of our
local MP, Charles Walker, visi ng the school.
Charles is a big supporter of Sheredes School
and we talked about the rapid progress the
school has been making. His visit though was
to officially open the new Sixth Form Centre.
He was highly impressed with how we have
adapted the old space but, more importantly,
he was interested in the new learning zones
we have created (e-learning zone; group
learning zone; social learning zone and silent
learning zone).
28 Jan
Ski Session at Gosling
29 Jan
Y8 Parents’ Evening 6.30 pm
30 Jan
Ski Session at Gosling
Y12 Dragons’ Den Quiz Night
School Timetable
Week commencing
Monday, 05 January 2015
WEEK 2
Charles Walker officially opening the New Sixth Form Centre, with
Headteacher Ced de la Croix
Key Dates Coming Up
Monday, 5 January
Y12 & Y13 Trial Exams commence
Thursday, 15 January
Y11 Parents’ Evening
4.30-7.30 pm
Thursday, 22 January
Year 10 Parents’ Evening
4.30-7.30 pm
SPORTING FIXTURES
A the me of wri ng, we are busy preparing for our Awards Evening 2014.
This will be taking place tonight (Thursday, 18 December). These are the
school’s pres gious Annual Awards and they go to students who have
shown excellent a)tudes to learning over the past five years, excellent
contribu on to the school over the past few years and to those students
who have achieved excellent exam grades. It is always a superb evening as
we get to welcome back ex students who have just completed their first
term at University. Our guest speaker for this year’s Annual Awards Evening
is Ian Pearman. Ian is an ex student who, a=er leaving Sheredes Sixth Form,
went on to study Social and Poli cal Sciences at Clare College, Cambridge
University. He is now CEO of the largest adver sing agency in Europe (AMV
BBDO). We will bring more news on this evening and the names of all the
Award winners at the start of next term.
Former Sheredes Student
Ian Pearman
CEO of AMVBBDO
All that remains for me to say is: “Have a fantas c Christmas break and see you in 2015!”.
“No act of kindness, no ma*er how small, is ever wasted.”
(Aesop)
12 Jan
Y10 Girls’ Football v John Warner (tbc)
13 Jan
Y10 Girls’ Football v Freman College (tbc)
14 Jan
Y10 Football v Simon Balle 2.15 ko
15 Jan
Y7/Y8 Sportshall Athletics
19 Jan
Y8 Girls’ Football v St Mary’s (H)
20 Jan
Y7 Netball v Presdales (H) (tbc)
Y10 Boys’ 6-a-side v Turnford 4pm
21 Jan
Y7-13 Indoor Athletics Championships
1.15pm
For news on spor ng fixtures, events, etc., follow
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For news about Performing Arts,
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Ced de la Croix
Headteacher
Sheredes School, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 8JY.
Editor: Sharon Philpo
Tel: 01992 410 800
Fax: 01992 410 801
email: [email protected]
@sheredes
STUDENT RECEPTION OPENING HOURS: Monday—Thursday 08.20 am—3.15pm : Friday 08.20 am—3.10 pm
Lost Property
We have a large amount of lost property, some of which was le= behind in student lockers last summer. This has all been tagged
with the owners’ names, so if your child is missing any equipment or clothing, please would you arrange for this to be collected
from Student Recep on, by Friday, 16 January.
Any property unclaimed a=er that date will be disposed of.
Please encourage your son or daughter to take care of their property. It is important that all items are marked with the owner’s
name, as this makes it much easier for items to be returned.
Sheryl Brackenbury
Student Recep on
Mrs Manwaring at WesLields Primary School contacted the Photography Department and offered AS Level Photography students
a challenge; to take photos of the primary students mee ng Santa Claus at their Christmas Fete.
Our fantas c photographers, with Santa and Diane Ashmore, Headteacher of WesLield Primary School
Remi Secker, Emma Draper, Fleur Burgess, Isabel Manwaring and Oliver Dixon Jefford set up their tripods and readied their
cameras to record the special mee ngs.
They proved the old adage that one should 'never work with children or animals' wrong and produced an excellent set of photos
for the young students’ parents.
Our five not only displayed their skills as portrai sts but also kept the li le ones entertained and enjoyed the fete with Santa
Claus.
Well done!
Antony Passarelli
Head of Photography
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Congratulations to Year 10 student, Carlo Ciaravella, who
has graduated from the Junior Chef Course at Hertford
Regional College.
Written by:
Lauren Vale
Samantha Jarman
Billy Brown
James Mannion
Aaron Willis-Stewart
Well done, Carlo!
Global news;
Crazy Christmas Facts:
Why does Santa have three gardens?
So he can 'ho ho ho'!
Happy Christmas in different languages:
Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa- (
Feliz Navidad (Spanish)
मसको शुभकामना) (Nepali)
UK news;
Cheeky, chubby,
king-to-be Christmas
pictures released.
Carlo receiving his Cer ficate at the Gradua on Ceremony
School news;
On Friday, 19 December we have half a
day! MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Alison Kirby
Head of Technology
@sheredesparts
A massive congratula ons to everybody who took
part in the fantas c Christmas Concert 2014! The hall
was full of supporters who cheered and applauded
every brilliant performance! The students worked so
hard throughout the term and all their hard work has
certainly paid off. I am so proud of everyone who
took part; they represented the school so well and
professionally.
Dates for Dance Events:
6 January
Dance fes val rehearsal - 3-5pm
31 January
11am-2pm ( pending)
5February
3-5pm Tech Rehearsal
Pictures in the next issue of Spotlight!
( all costumes needed)
Madeleine Lewis
Head of Music
Sixth Form drama student, Jack Eveleigh, has cut his long
hair. Jack has donated it to a charity that uses human
hair to make wigs for young people who have lost their
own hair. Such a lovely gesture!
8 February
Dance Fes@val rehearsal 1.30 pm
9 February
3-5pm Dress ( all costumes needed)
10 February
7pm performance
11 February
7pm performance
12 March
Dance Fes val, St Albans 8am-10pm
The drama students have been working so hard to prepare for their
performances of DNA which they performed four mes on Thursday
and did an excellent job. Well done!
Bethany Mason
Head of Drama
Nicola Haynes
Head of Dance
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House Captains - Now officially unveiled
Recently, In Sixth Form assembly, the House Captains were officially unveiled. In attendance were Headteacher Mr
de la Croix and Mr Hansard Head of Sixth Form. Each house captain was presented with their letters of acceptance
outlining their roles, responsibilities and duties for this prestigious role.
The House Captains for this academic year are: Troy Cook and Sydney Dawson of Austen, Furkan Carli and Andrew
Pryor of Curie, Megan Taylor and Abi Clowes of Da Vinci, Oliver Dickson Jefford and Will Flynn of Owens and
Joseph Parmenter and Yasmin Tippett of Pankhurst.
The roles and responsibilities of our house captains will be:
· Work in close co-operation with the other House Captain
· Maintain their house noticeboard
· Organise events and competitions for their house
· Organise participants for house competitions
· Work with the member of staff (the House Leader) allocated to their house
· Collect and record house points on a weekly basis
· Keep a record of house points and ensure this data is passed on to their House Leader
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DESIGN YOUR HOUSE SHIELD COMPETITION
Mrs Tatum has had a fantastic response to the ‘Design your House
Shield’ competition. Students were asked to come up with a design for
their house based on the story and history of the ‘person’ behind it. As
you can see from some of the images here, the quality of the designs
has been of a very high standard.
PE ‘all day’ event - Friday December 5th
The PE department commenced their first ‘all day’ challenge with the
final day being on Friday of last week. These challenges consisted of
a number of circuit routines in the Gym and in the Fitness room. The
images below show Curie and Pankhurst Houses clearly getting into
the spirit of things aiming for top house points.
COMPETITIONS COMING SOON….
January
PE – Football comp
House with the best results from the Y11 trial
February
MUSIC – Composition comp
GEOGRAPHY – Inter-house comp (more detail
to come)
March
ENGLISH – Debating comp
House with the highest attendance sweep
April
House with the most number of ATL 1s sweep
ICT/COMPUTING – Programming a game design comp
May
MUSIC – X-Factor comp
PHOTOGRAPHY – Broxbourne schools compe-
June
House with the highest attendance sweep
July
PE - Sports day
FOOD TECH – MasterChef competition
House with the most money raised during charity
week sweep
DANCE - TBC
Mark Hamilton
Sheredes Houses Co-ordinator
Director of Enterprise Faculty
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