It has been a delight to discover the reading habits of our new Year 7 students and we have been busy in the library taking their free Bookbuzz book orders. I have featured some of the titles that have proved popular with students. I have also shared information about the Hazelwick Book Group, Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteering opportunities, the library stationery price list, and the answers to the frequently asked questions about the library. I have also reviewed my favourite reads of the summer holiday.
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Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 students have participated in Sports Day on our wonderfully well-maintained school fields. They were great days of sporting competition, camaraderie and fun.
Congratulations to all students who took part and thank you to the P.E. department for the superb organisation of the day.
The last few weeks have seen a number of celebration events where student achievement has been recognised and acclaimed. Our Achievement Awards Evenings at school have been enjoyed by parents, carers, students and staff alike.
A mixed group of students studying Music or Drama visited Pineapple Dance Studios for a musical theatre workshop with Corrine Priest, a former Les Misérables star in the West End
On Monday 19th June, Mrs Fernandez and I took a small group of Year 10 students to a ‘Schools Visit Day’ at Churchill College, Cambridge. The day was designed to give Year 10 state-school students an insight into how to prepare for an application to Cambridge and what student life is like there. An insightful presentation reminded us all of the importance of both choosing A levels carefully and also starting ‘supercurricular’ work to broaden our understanding and knowledge of a subject. ‘Supercurricular’ work does not cost anything to do, and might include: listening to podcasts; watching subject-specific videos; reading academic journals or articles; entering essay-writing competitions.
There has been lots of discussion and debate in the library over the recent weeks regarding what makes a favourite children’s book . A group of our Year 7 students have been shadowing the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Mrs Gray’s classes have also been working with picture books and picture books for older readers, noting the different types of art medium used, identifying morals and issues, and deciding upon the intended age of the target audience. Students and staff have also discussed the results of the BBC Culture’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books poll results. We will also be talking about our guest reviewer’s chosen book. Thank you to Miss Evans for being our guest book reviewer for this month
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Open Morning Events
Following our incredibly well attended Open Evening, tours can now be booked to see our wonderful school in action. The tours will be led by Sixth Form students, finishing with the opportunity for questions with a senior member of staff.
Only one booking is required for each family. Bookings can be made via this link - https://buytickets.at/hazelwickschool/1003284