Newsletter Dec 2018 a

Contacts and Dates
Main School Reception: 01202 666988
Main School Email: school@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk
REPORTING AN ABSENCE
If you need to report an absence please listen to the options and dial carefully. Errors will
delay messages and may lead to unnecessary phone calls home. Please phone 01202
666988 and choose option 1 - followed by one of the following options:
Years 7 & 8 - option 1
Years 9 & 10 - option 2
Year 11 - option 3
Sixth Form - option 4
WISEPAY
If you have any queries regarding Wisepay our secure online payment service, please contact
the school via email: wisepay@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk
New for 2018 is the Wisepay app. You can download this at the app store and you will
need the following organisation code: 37837856
2018 - 2019 TERM DATES
Autumn Term
Monday 3 September to Friday 21 December 2018
(Early closure on 21 December 2018 @ 12.30pm. Lunch available until 1.00pm)
Half Term break: Monday 22 October to Friday 26 October 2018
Christmas break: Monday 24 December 2018 - Friday 4 January 2019
Spring Term
Monday 7 January to Friday 5 April 2019
Half Term break: Monday 18 February to Friday 22 February 2019
Easter break Monday 8 April to Monday 22 April 2019
Bank Holiday (School Closed) - Monday 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday)
Summer Term
Tuesday 23 April to Friday 19 July 2019
(early closure @ 12.30pm. Lunch available until 1.00pm)
Half Term break: Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May 2019
Bank Holiday (School Closed) - Monday 6 May 2019 (May Day)
Early Closure (Open Evening) - Monday 24 June 2019 @ 12.30pm
School Closed for Year 11 + 13 Student Intervention - Thursday 27 June 2019
Last Day of Term - Friday 19 July 2019 @ 12.30pm
Inset Days 2018-2019 (School Closed to Students)
Monday 3 September 2018
Friday 14 September 2018
Friday 19 October 2018
Monday 22 July 2019
Tuesday 23 July 2019
2019-2020 Term Dates will be on the website soon!
To keep up to date with all our
fabulous news, please visit our
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MARITIME FESTIVAL STEM CHALLENGE WINNERS
Over 100 students from local schools were invited to solve a maritime-related challenge at
the Poole Maritime Festival, set by Dorset Young Enterprise, to reduce single use plastics
in our seas and oceans.
Students from Poole High School team ‘Just-In-Case’ gave a very strong and well prepared
presentation and were thrilled to be declared winners of the 2018 Poole Maritime Festival
STEM Challenge.
They impressed the judges with their idea of recycling and re-engineering plastic waste to
create mobile phone cases with their own design and logo.
LEADING THE WAR ON PLASTIC IN SCHOOL
Students at Poole High have decided to be the first school to lead the war on plastics to
protect the environment and our beaches, so students decided to put their fears to the
test and for half an hour after lunch, collected all plastic containers outside the school
canteen. To their dismay, they couldn’t believe how much waste the school generated.
Challenges
Supported by Surfers Against
Sewage, the students decided to
review at how the school could
become plastic free by swapping
plastic pots and cups with
compostable ones and putting
recycling bins in the canteen.
The aim is to be the first school
on the south-coast to become
totally plastic free and are on the
way to achieving their goal.

News
BOURNEMOUTH & POOLE COLLEGE FOOD WORKSHOP
In December, six Year 10 students
from Poole High took part in the
Jack Petchey’s ‘Speak Out’
Challenge. The aim was to
provide speaking and
communications skills, enabling
young people to speak with
clarity, conviction and impact.
Such important skills unlock an
individual’s potential with benefits
spreading from school and home
and further afield to work, the
economy and society.
SPEAK OUT CHALLENGE
All six students spoke passionately on different levels and the judges had a tough job but,
after much deliberation, the two places went to Grace and Holly who go through to the
Dorset finals.
Fifty eight students have taken part in Year 10 ‘Peer to Peer’ Academic Counselling
Workshops every Friday since the start of the academic year.
‘Inspired students’ with an average AtL score of 3.5+ have been working with ‘Academic
Partners’ to raise attainment and attitude in their studies across the school. Recent track
point data has shown a considerable increase in many of the students AtL scores.

DORSET CHAMBER
Poole High has become a member of the Young Chamber, sponsored by marketing
agency, Intergage Ltd. The membership will further enhance the school’s careers and
enterprise strategy, giving the best careers advice and support available.
EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAMME
News
As you are aware, we are constantly striving to enable all our students to have the best
possible learning experience in the classroom. Consequently, our improvements in
teaching and learning are informed by the best practice as indicated by research in
schools and universities.
These practices include: working with Professor Chris Brown at Portsmouth University,
refining strategies to improve students’ independent study; refining how to challenge
the most able students to enable even more students to achieve grade 9’s; refining the
strategies to enable students with disadvantaged backgrounds to excel and overcome
any barriers to their success. Example sessions with staff have included examining
Cognitive Load Theory, reviewing our strategies to embed retrieval practice and
‘scaffolding from the top’.
We are delighted that our teachers are not only actively engaged with the latest
research relating to teaching and learning, but proactive in collaborating and sharing the
best ways of implementing these approaches.

PE News
FOOTBALL ACADEMY WELCOMES MASCOT
World Cup fever reached Poole In June
when Zabivaka, the official FIFA World
Cup 2018 mascot, visited Poole High
School. Zabivaka, which means ‘the one
who scores’, met with staff and sports
students including budding Sixth Form
students from the growing Football
Academy.
Poole High’s Football Academy is a
unique education programme for Sixth
Form students who wish to pursue a
sports qualification alongside A-Level
studies.
Football Academy students have one hour each
day dedicated to their football development
through coaching sessions. The idea is to give
students a cathartic release from studies
through doing something they love while
developing their skills, and giving them the best
chance possible at continuing football into their
adult lives, at as high a level as possible.
The Football Academy boys played
away at Corfe Hills in the County Cup
and produced a much improved team
performance and won 2 - 0 with goals
from Ryan Sadler and a world class free
kick from Sam Herrington. This takes us
in to the quarter finals.
Well done everyone.
The Football Academy Girls faced a
tough test in the National Cup at home
to renowned Millfield School. However,
after a tough half time team talk from Mr
Francis, and a heroic second half
performance, the team won 7 - 3 and
now proceed to the last 16.
The annual Christmas trampolining
competition is due to take place this
month. We can’t wait!
Thanks Miss Essery.
The Year 7 football team have had a successful
start to the year beating St Michael’s in the
County Cup, scoring double figures against
Carter Community School and receiving training
from Bournemouth University for a Futsal
tournament. Hopefully 2019 will bring silverware
in both the County Cup and PEDSSA.
The Sixth Form netball team have been enjoying
the local friendly Sixth Form league, with
some mixed results. However they have held
their own against university teams and beat
Bournemouth Grammar School 27 - 14.
Well done to everyone.
The Year 8 netball team has seen
fantastic attendance and commitment
to all training sessions. Our PEDSSA
games start in December.
The Year 11 netball team has worked very hard
this year and beat St Edwards, Corfe Hills and
Ferdown Upper School to come third overall in
their PEDSSA league this year.

HIGH ACHIEVERS
High achieving sports students from Years 7 and 8 recently contributed to an assembly
which highlighted how able our students are to: set themselves targets; review their
successes; show great resilience; achieve highly through consistent effort.
Year 7
Alyssa Sanders-Jones Doble
Arron Hopkins
Henry Barham
Connor Garland
Anya Lucas.
Year 8
Brad Middleton
Toby Ord
Charlie Long
Flynn Rochford
Tilly McHugh
Zoe Steele
Their examples show that all of our students have an ability to achieve great things in
both school and home life. It linked the importance of planning for success by small
increments and fed into the school’s drive for next steps as a means of planning and
reviewing their own success. Well done to everyone!
GCSE FOUNDATION LITERACY VISIT
As part of our reading and literacy programme, Year 8 students have been visiting Poole
Central Library to further enrich their reading experiences.
News
SCHOOL TRIPS SCHEDULED FOR 2019
When: Where: Subject: Year Group:
February Paris (4 day trip) Art, History Year12
English
March Naples, Italy (3 day trip) Geography Years 9 to 10
Gorse Heath Geography Year 10
April Real Madrid Tour (5 day trip) PE Years 8 to 11
May Guardian & Media Education Media Year 10
Centre
June Chateau Beaumont, Normandy MFL Years 7 to 10
Thorpe Park Years 7 to 10
July Battlefields Trip (3 day trip) History Year 8
Cineworld Tower Park Reward trip Years 7 to 10
Weymouth Careers College Year 9

PE and MFL
ARSENAL MOTIVATES LANGUAGES
Poole High School has taken the teaching of languages to a new level. In association with
Arsenal Football Club’s Community Programme, Poole High has chosen to further enhance
their Modern Foreign Languages syllabus to incorporate football with the learning of French
and Spanish with the help of one of the most successful clubs in the country.
Each week, Year 8 and 9 students attend the Arsenal Double Club after school, which
alternates between theory sessions in the classroom and practical sessions on the pitch. In
the classroom, students expand their knowledge with the help of workbooks, teaching
guides and exclusive video footage of Arsenal players speaking in their own languages, such
as French and Spanish. On the pitch, students use the context of football to communicate
with each other and teachers in the language they are learning.
Points are awarded to each country for the best use of language, as well as winning their
matches. This year, France won the overall league at Poole High and are now proud owners
of the Arsenal Double Club trophy. At the end of the programme, students visit the
Emirates Stadium visiting the Director’s Box, changing rooms, journalists’ suite and the press
conference area, as well as learning about the multi-lingual world of professional football.
MFL VISIT ARSENAL STADIUM

JUMP, RUN, PULL, PEDAL & SWIM
Sports Day

Art and Achievements
THE BIG DRAW
The Big Draw is an arts education charity which promotes drawing as a tool for learning,
expression and invention, which encourages adults and children to take part in a worldwide
exhibition by creating pieces of art on postcards.
This year, in partnership with Baden Powell School, Poole High students and staff created
their own artwork based on the theme ‘Play’. After receiving hundreds of entries, the
artwork was displayed in an exhibition space in the Eco Hub at the Dolphin Centre in
Poole.
GOOD LUCK TO
MADELEINE
MATTHEWS
WHO IS APPEARING
IN PANTOMIME AT
POOLE LIGHTHOUSE
CONGRATULATIONS
TO TOBY BATT AND
ALEX CLARK FOR
WINNING BATTLE
OF THE BANDS

POSTER AWARD WINNERS
Art, Culture & Relationships

Performing Arts
BACK TO THE 80s
After incredible success of their 2017 production ‘We Will Rock You’,
Poole High School repeated sell out performances this week of their
2018 summer show ’Back To The 80s’.
For three nights, including a matinee performance to primary school
children, over sixty performing arts students danced, acted and sang
their way through a musical extravaganza of hits, including ‘Kids in
America’, ‘Footloose’ and ‘Video Killed the Video Star’. Dressed in
neon legwarmers and crimped hair, students transported their
audience back to the 1980s, telling a story of love and intrigue set in
a time before the introduction of mobile phones and CDs.
As guests approached the school’s theatre, they were treated to an
exhibition of oversized 1980s inspired sculptures created by Poole
High’s Art students, from lollipops and
dip dab sweets to Rubik cubes, Walkman
stereo and a large music cassette (with
inevitable pencil!).
Once again, Poole High School’s
Performing Arts and Fine Art departments
delivered outstanding performances,
stunning sets and up-tempo live music
and now look forward to their next show.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
In December, students
auditioned for Poole High’s
new production of Little Shop
of Horrors, with a fabulous
turnout of nearly 100 aspiring
actors, actresses, singers and
dancers. Who will get the
lead roles? Watch this
space…..
Rehearsals will commence in January and will be held on Wednesdays and Thursdays
3pm to 5.30pm.
Performance dates will be 9, 10 and 11 July 2019. Further details will be available on our
website and future newsletters.
PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST
Year 9 Dance students enjoyed a fantastic Creative Careers event at Pavilion Dance
South West in Bournemouth last month, which included workshops from West End
Musical Stars.
Performing Arts

Poole High Charities
FIRST WORLD WAR COMMEMORATIONS
This year marked the centenary of the First
World War and students and staff honoured
the date in various ways.
Poole High students were invited to take part
in the biggest indoor staged First World War
Remembrance Concert in Birmingham. Over
2,500 students from across the country took
part and two students, Toby Batt and Kieran
Lowe were given the honour of performing
solo speaking parts in the closing finale.
Continuing with their remembrance, students
and staff created poppies with their own
personal message of thanks and ‘planted’
them on the car park island outside the school
gates to create the school’s own
commemoration.
Finally, on the Friday, the whole school came
together for a two minute silence, led by ‘The
Last Post’, played on the cornet by science
CHILDREN IN NEED & GULLY’S PLACE
POOLE HIGH SANDWALK FOR CHARITY
One again, Poole High School supported Children
In Need and local charity ’Gully’s Place’ by holding
a non-uniform day at school. Children were invited
to wear something spotty for these two great
causes. This year, the school raised over £1,368.
Poole High is a large school with a huge heart and in the summer,
students and staff walked from Sandbanks to Bournemouth Pier for
charity. Over 1,000 students signed up for the annual Sandwalk to
raise funds for the school’s two charities; The Forest Holme Hospice
and the Amelia Grace Rainbow Fund.
Last year, the school donated an incredible £15,473 and this year,
their continued generosity broke the record, raising a staggering £16,129
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISERS
Leading up to Christmas, our Sixth Form students
held a lunchtime Christmas Fair and a Year 7
Christmas Disco. To raise funds for the Old Rope
Walk Christmas Lunch and Amelia’s Rainbow Toy
Appeal.
We are delighted to announce they raised £589.93
Well done to everyone!

THE SOMME BATTLEFIELD
At the end of October, twenty one CCF students went to France and visited The Somme
Battlefield, where they had the opportunity to learn about World War 1. The students also
visited Beaumont Hamel and were able to walk the trenches and sunken lane. Their visit
finished at the Thieve Memorial, where they took part in a drumhead ceremony,
honouring the memory of those who were lost in the Great War.
Once again, the students were a credit to the school, with a special mention from the
commanding officer on how well they all behaved.
STAFF AND STUDENTS REMEMBER….
Combined Cadet Force (CCF)

Exam Success
GCSE RESULTS DAY
Again we celebrate great results. In the context of evermore challenging GCSE results,
we saw 74% of students achieve Grade 4+ in English and Maths. We are very pleased
that even with the rigours of the new curriculum, our Science department has also seen
great success for students. We are also delighted that students who undertook the
Business Studies (V Cert) achieved a Distinction. Art students continued to exceed
national expectations too.
A LEVEL RESULTS DAY
Once again, we made positive progress. Beyond the improved pass rate from last year
(which placed us in the top 20% nationally), we are especially pleased that 100% of our
students secured their chosen university course. Others progressed to highly enviable
apprenticeships and work based training.