Year 11 Prom will be Friday 22nd June 2018
Following on from our recent ParentMail letter, we would like to invite you to a Science information afternoon on Thursday 8th November from 4:30 to 5:30pm. There will be a short presentation followed by a question and answer session. Textbooks and other course materials will be available for you to browse.
I am writing to you as Half Term approaches, to give you a flavour of the Action Plan we have developed to support Year 11 students to fulfil their potential in the forthcoming GCSE examinations. I also wish to point out some of the practical steps you can take to support your son or daughter as they enter upon the most important year of their school life to date.
We have identified a wide range of actions that we will take as a school to ensure that your child is supported and challenged throughout the year. Please see the attached letter for further information.
Please find the attached letter from the Principal, Andrew Goulding.
Year 11 ‘Post 16’ Online Application Process (OLAP)/Study Skills Information Evening
There has been a significant change to the application process for Post 16 courses at most Huntingdon area and Cambridgeshire schools and colleges in the past two years. This has been successful and will be repeated again this year, with an increased number of Post 16 course providers taking part. There will be an information evening for parents on Tuesday 6th November at 7.00 p.m.
For many years Hinchingbrooke School has run a successful exchange link with its partner school in Germany. The Andreae Gymnasium is located in the beautiful old town of Herrenberg, close to the city of Stuttgart and the Black Forest.
Herrenberg visitors are in Huntingdon from 5th June to 11th June 2013
Hinchingbrooke leaving on the evening of 15th July and arriving back in Huntingdon on the morning of 23rd July
Mock Exam Timetables will be sent home via students on Monday, 5 November giving precise details on venue, seat and time. Please encourage your child to keep this information with them at all times by copying these details on to page 7 in the student planner.
The other documentation is a Statement of Entry for the exams in January. Please encourage your child to check carefully all details, paying particular attention to the spelling of personal details which should show their legal names. Please report any anomaly immediately to the Exams Officer via email or phone as failure to do so may incur additional charges if an entry has to be changed. amg@hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk Ext 5706
Jackie Hodgson
Key Stage 4 Manager
A reminder that next week will be students last chance to check lost property for items lost this half term. After Thursday 25 October all items without names will be disposed of. Lost Property is open for students to view before and after school, at morning break and lunch time only in Student Reception.
Please note that any named items are returned to students when found.
On Friday 19th October all year 11 students will bring a study book home relating to the year 11 mocks. In this you will find the timetable for the 2 week block and details relating to the papers they will sit. There is useful guidance from each department which should help the students in their preparation. It is essential that the students take these exams seriously as they are used as a basis for their post 16 applications and act as a good indicator as to how they will perform next Summer.
Thank you for your support
Jackie Hodgson
Key Stage 4 Manager
Dear Parent / Carer,
I am writing to inform you about the controlled assessment for speaking that has been set for your child last week in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL). This assessment is worth 15% of your child’s overall GCSE grade and it is, therefore, particularly important that they prepare for it adequately. This letter aims to help you to support your child in his/her preparation by answering some frequently asked questions regarding controlled assessments in MFL.
Good MOrning,
This year Hinchingbrooke is taking on the Movember challenge in a big way! The charity drive raises money for men’s health by encouraging men to grow moustaches throughout November has gripped the imagination men all over the world including Australia, Canada, US and now Hinchingbrooke students. Staff have been involved in this project for several years, but this year we want as many students and parents to take part as possible in order to raise a fantastic sum for a worthy cause.
In the lead up to Movember we will be contacting parents as well as students with fundraising ideas as well as words of encouragement for those who are taking part. We would love to see as many of you taking part as possible. We have included information below in order to help answer any questions you might have. However if you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact the team on any of the methods below:
Hinchingbrooke French Club would like to give your sons and daughters the opportunity to learn and practice an additional foreign language outside the timetabled lessons. Students will be learning a variety of French vocabulary derived from topics, such as numbers, days and months of the year, seasons, food, weather, school, celebrations, holidays, clothing, and ways to engage in basic conversations while engaging with peers in fun and creative ways.
For many years Hinchingbrooke School has run a successful exchange link with its partner school in Germany. The Andreae Gymnasium is located in the beautiful old town of Herrenberg, close to the city of Stuttgart and the Black Forest. I expect the dates of the Middle School German Exchange to be as follows:
Herrenberg visitors in Huntingdon from evening of Friday 15th March –morning of Friday 22th March 2013
Hinchingbrooke students to Herrenberg – depart afternoon of Friday 28th June and return Saturday 6th July 2013I would like to encourage your son/daughter to participate in this highly successful exchange which is celebrating its 26th anniversary. We make every effort to match our pupils according to age and interest and over the years many long-term friendships have been established between pupils and families in the two countries.