Parental Bulletin - 15th March 2019

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PE News Dodgeball tournament Last Tuesday the senior hockey team hosted a dodgeball tournament for teachers in order to raise money to get hockey playing shirts. The tournament was a huge success with over 30 teachers participating from all over the school and fantastic support from students! There were 6 teams of teachers playing in two pools, with the winner and second place from each pool playing each other in a final and 3rd Vs 4th play off. Congratulations to Mr Breadmore, Miss Moyes, Miss Ward, Miss Oetgen and Mr Matthews on winning the whole tournament ! ap- We raised, in total, £240 which, with money raised by a stall at the Christmas Fete, is enough to finally get our shirts! A massive thanks to anyone who came to or helped with any of our fundraisers, it is thoroughly preciated. We now look to find a local sponsor to try to get a complete kit, so if any readers are interested in doing so please do contact us. Many thanks, The Senior Hockey Team Year 10 Work Experience We still have few consent forms outstanding, if these could be returned ASAP we would appreciate it. We are asking that all own placement forms are returned by the end of March. If Students are struggling to find a placement please ask them to see Mr Breadmore or Mrs Gunnell who will assist them. Alternatively they can pop along to a drop in session that is held every Tuesday and Thursday in the DSA. The link for all paperwork is as follows: https://www.ktemplar.herts.sch.uk/Work-Experience-documentation/ Mr Breadmore and Mrs Gunnell are on hand to answer any queries, please email them at wex@ktemplar.herts.sch.uk Year 10 Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 20 th March 2019 The online booking system for this parents’ evening is still open and bookings can be made via the instructions on the letter sent home via email. Please be aware that these appointments get booked up very quickly! If you don’t have access to use the online booking system then please let me know so that your appointments can be booked through the school. Kind regards Mr White Year 10 Leader
Library News NORTH HERTS SCHOOLS’ BOOK AWARD 2019 Fourteen students from Years 7, 8 and 9 have been busy this term reading, discussing and posting their book reviews of the three shortlisted titles in their category. We’ve had lots of extremely enjoyable and stimulating discussions at our Weekly Book Club and the event itself is still to come! The Award and Author Event is next Wednesday morning 20 th March 2019 at Fearnhill School when participants have the opportunity to meet with other students from nine other North Herts secondary schools, join in discussions and then each vote for their own favourite. The highlight of the morning will be hearing from and meeting Lucy Adlington, the author of last year’s winning title The Red Ribbon. The shortlisted 2019 titles will be available for borrowing by other students after 20 th March. It is worth checking out the students’ reviews on our Library catalogue, Accessit and reserving yourself a copy! Here’s a reminder of the 6 shortlisted titles: YOUNGER CATEGORY (Years 7 & 8) : 1. Ghost boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 2. Land of Neverendings Kate Saunders 3. Boy 87 Ele Fountain OLDER CATEGORY (Years 9+) : 1. Optimists die first Susan Nieslen 2. A Skinful of shadows Frances Hardinge 3. I am thunder Muhammad Khan IF YOU MISSED JOINING US FOR THE NORTH HERTS SCHOOLS’ BOOK AWARD… we will be participating in the Carnegie 2019 Shadowing Book Award with the shortlist due to be announced next week! Carnegie is a national award scheme, running from end of March through to mid-June and schools throughout the whole of the UK are involved. More details to follow. In the meantime, here’s the Carnegie/Greenaway Award website : www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk Mrs Evans, Librarian and Library Staff
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