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welcome the company. Mr Harry Sharp who is making a good recovery from his illness, sent his apologies and wished the 2006 leavers all the good luck in the world. Mrs Gower (who was away with the penguins!) also sent her congratulations and best wishes to all ‘her’ students. Special mention must be made of the sterling work of Mrs White and Mrs Bower, who, not only organised the mammoth amount of paperwork needed for such an evening, but displayed great skills in pouring and serving drinks and generally making the evening the success that they worked so hard to Oxfam Unwrapped The Sixth Form, organised by Coral Stark and Megan Pennell, raised over £350 for Oxfam Unwrapped with donations instead of buying Christmas cards. The team would like to thank everyone for their support. As a result Oxfam is able to provide the following items . £50 Care for an orphan or vulnerable child £30 12 Textbooks £6 School dinners for 100 children £15 School desk and chair £25 Kit out a teacher £30 Teach a teacher £15 Two Mosquito nets £18 Safe water for 25 people £30 Toilet £38 Train a health worker £16 Plant 50 trees £24 Goat £10 Fishing nets £24 Plant an allotment £20 Market stall achieve. A delightful evening, celebrating the success of Highcliffe 6 th Form 2004 – 6, and paving the way for many more such pleasant evenings as Highcliffe 6 th goes from strength to strength. Report by Mrs Karanja H2U, Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 Page 24 Report by Mrs Dunleavy
To the right and on the following page are photocopies of a set of articles from the newspaper of Pont Audemer in Normandy. The article concerns the recent visit by a group of Highcliffe Sixth Form students, led by Mr Maurice and Mrs Karanja, to undertake work experience in the town. Below is a translation of the article and selections, in French and English, from the diaries of the students involved. We sincerely hope that you enjoy reading about this new and exciting link for the school. Translation Seven English Students on Work Experience An Unforgettable Experience We are familiar with linguistic exchanges which allow school or college students to spend time in another country and meet young people of the same age and their families. Work experience abroad is most of the time reserved for students The International Dimension who are involved in a project. But here the English are being innovative. Last week, seven English students who are more or less bilingual arrived in Pont- Audemer to carry out work experience in a professionalenvironment, on the initiative of their French teacher and Head of the French Department, John Maurice (see The school sees its responsibilities as a Language College as going beyond the teaching of languages. It is about giving our young people a true sense of the world at large as well as their responsibilities and their opportunities within it. A vital component of this is the development of links with our partner schools whether via electronic technology or by the use of personal experience. Sixth Form Work Experience in France below). Another teacher, Anna Karanja, accompanied the group. Provided with board and lodging at Saint-Nicolas Farm, these Year 13 students from Highcliffe will take their exams in June (A Levels) and therefore want to use this work experience to improve their level of French language. Two students took part in activities at the music school and theatre, while others went to the public library, the Canel museum, the Tourist Information Office, the Tourville-sur- Pont-Audemer Agricultural College, the Mont-Houel H2U, Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 Page 25
Page 1 and 2: H2U Excellence by Design and throug
Page 3 and 4: Encouraging students to achieve the
Page 5 and 6: GCSE Booster Programme 2007 • Wit
Page 7 and 8: Lions Roar On! The links between th
Page 9 and 10: ‘Hovering’ Hoodies Throughout t
Page 11 and 12: the highlight of the day - An Audie
Page 13 and 14: ing on the popularity of last year
Page 15 and 16: miles of coastline? Our Year 9 leve
Page 17 and 18: was the success achieved by the Hig
Page 19 and 20: well done to both teams who tried t
Page 21 and 22: the host families for a visit to th
Page 23: photographic skills but also his ab
Page 27 and 28: to meet targets”, he explains.
Page 29 and 30: Elle Harding The Year 13 French wor
Page 31 and 32: Below is the list of Year 8 and 9 s
Page 33 and 34: Here is the article that appeared i
Page 35 and 36: 100% Attendance Congratulations Stu

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