11.11.17 

   

NEWSLETTER 

 

Dear​ ​Parents/Carers,    It​ ​has​ ​been​ ​so​ ​good​ ​this​ ​week​ ​to​ ​see​ ​our​ ​students  come​ ​back​ ​from​ ​half​ ​term​ ​looking​ ​refreshed​ ​and  ready​ ​to​ ​do​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​hard​ ​work​ ​over​ ​the​ ​coming​ ​weeks  of​ ​the​ ​term.    For​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​10​ ​and​ ​11​ ​students​ ​who​ ​are,​ ​of​ ​course,  focused​ ​on​ ​their​ ​broad-ranging​ ​GCSE​ ​studies,​ ​doing  methodical​ ​and​ ​concentrated​ ​work​ ​is​ ​becoming  second​ ​nature.​ ​Indeed,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​11s,​ ​who​ ​are  beginning​ ​to​ ​think​ ​about​ ​post-16​ ​study,​ ​this​ ​week’s  Parents’​ ​Evening​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​was​ ​a​ ​timely​ ​reminder  of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​good​ ​work​ ​that​ ​has​ ​been​ ​done​ ​and​ ​what  more​ ​needs​ ​doing​ ​to​ ​achieve​ ​success​ ​in​ ​the​ ​summer.     The​ ​very​ ​positive​ ​atmosphere​ ​at​ ​this​ ​busy​ ​meeting  demonstrates​ ​just​ ​how​ ​powerful​ ​and​ ​important​ ​the  supportive​ ​three-way​ ​collaboration​ ​between  teachers,​ ​students​ ​and​ ​parents​ ​is​ ​to​ ​the​ ​learning  process​ ​at​ ​HNS.​ ​All​ ​around​ ​the​ ​packed​ ​hall,​ ​intense  conversations​ ​identified​ ​both​ ​strengths​ ​and​ ​areas​ ​for  development​ ​to​ ​help​ ​secure​ ​the​ ​best​ ​academic  results​ ​for​ ​each​ ​individual​ ​student​ ​and​ ​hence​ ​the  broadest​ ​range​ ​of​ ​subject​ ​choice​ ​at​ ​A​ ​level​ ​next  September​ ​when​ ​we​ ​launch​ ​our​ ​new​ ​Sixth​ ​Form.      This​ ​collaborative​ ​relationship​ ​and​ ​dynamic​ ​has,​ ​in  truth,​ ​always​ ​been​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​School’s​ ​DNA,​ ​founded  as​ ​it​ ​was​ ​by​ ​a​ ​collective​ ​determination​ ​between  governors,​ ​staff,​ ​and​ ​parents​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​outstanding  opportunities​ ​for​ ​all​ ​children.​ ​No​ ​surprise​ ​then​ ​that​ ​a  concerted​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​great​ ​learning​ ​feels​ ​so​ ​intrinsic​ ​to  everything​ ​we​ ​do​ ​and​ ​aspire​ ​to​ ​achieve. 

 

The​ ​Year​ ​11​ ​GCSE​ ​Art​ ​students​ ​enjoyed​ ​a​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Berlin​ ​over  the​ ​half​ ​term​ ​holidays. 

Important​ ​Dates​ ​for  your​ ​Diary  Sixth​ ​Form​ ​Open​ ​Evening:  

for​ ​all​ ​Year​ ​11​ ​students​ ​and​ ​parents/carers  Thursday​ ​23rd​ ​November   from​ ​5pm​ ​until​ ​8pm   

Year​ ​9​ ​GCSE​ ​Options​ ​Evening  Thursday​ ​30th​ ​November   from​ ​6pm​ ​until​ ​7.15pm   

Sixth​ ​Form​ ​Open​ ​Morning: 

for​ ​all​ ​Year​ ​11​ ​students​ ​and​ ​parents/carers  Saturday​ ​2nd​ ​December,​ ​from​ ​9.30am​ ​until  1pm   

Year​ ​10​ ​Parents’​ ​Consultation​ ​Evening  Antony​ ​Faccinello​ ​MA​ ​Oxf,​ ​PGCE  Headteacher  Hackney​ ​New​ ​School​ ​·​ ​ ​Issue​ ​8​ ​Autumn​ ​1​ ​2017-2018 

Wednesday​ ​6th​ ​December  from​ ​4pm​ ​until​ ​7pm   

   

Careers​ ​and  ‘Into  University’ 

Music  Last​ ​Thursday,​ ​four​ ​of​ ​our​ ​excellent​​ ​Year​ ​11​ ​singers​ ​performed​ ​at​ ​the  Hackney​ ​Empire​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​Hackney​ ​Music​ ​Service’s​ ​Gala.​ ​ ​Their​ ​performance  was​ ​absolutely​ ​stunning!​ ​ ​Here​ ​they​ ​are: 

  This​ ​academic​ ​year​ ​continues​ ​to  offer​ ​excellent​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​our  students​ ​to​ ​access​ ​independent​ ​and  professional​ ​mentoring​ ​to​ ​help  them​ ​on​ ​the​ ​road​ ​to​ ​making  informed​ ​choices​ ​about​ ​their  future.    On​ ​Tuesday​ ​14​ ​November,​ ​our  partner​ ​providers,​ ​‘Into​ ​University’  will​ ​again​ ​be​ ​coming​ ​to​ ​HNS​ ​to​ ​lead  a​ ​workshop​ ​for​ ​Year​ ​8​ ​students​ ​on  ‘Learning​ ​Techniques’.​ ​Later​ ​in​ ​the  term​ ​they​ ​will​ ​escort​ ​a​ ​large​ ​group  of​ ​Year​ ​10​​ ​students​ ​to​ ​central  London​ ​to​ ​a​ ​major​ ​employer​ ​to  attend​ ​an​ ​all-day​ ​seminar​ ​and  workshop​ ​called​ ​‘Business​ ​in​ ​Focus’  where​ ​there​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​an  emphasis​ ​on​ ​entrepreneurship​ ​and  business​ ​development.    Our​ ​other​ ​partner​ ​providers,  Mentoring​ ​Works,​ ​will​ ​be​ ​organising  another​ ​Year​ ​10​ ​event​ ​for​ ​40  students​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​23  November,​ ​again​ ​in​ ​central​ ​London  with​ ​Société​ ​Générale​ ​and​ ​this​ ​will  be​ ​another​ ​superb​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​a  different​ ​set​ ​of​ ​students​ ​to  understand​ ​how​ ​a​ ​very​ ​large  organisation​ ​and​ ​company​ ​actually  operates.​ ​Our​ ​partner​ ​providers  Grant​ ​Thornton​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​hosting  seminars,​ ​enrichments​ ​and  interviews​ ​over​ ​the​ ​next​ ​few  months​ ​for​ ​Years​ ​10​ ​and​ ​11​.   

We’ve​ ​had​ ​an​ ​excellent​ ​start​ ​to​ ​the​ ​new​ ​projects​ ​at​ ​KS3:  Year​ ​7​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​Your​ ​Voice  Year​ ​8​ ​-​ ​Minimalism  Year​ ​9​ ​-​ ​The​ ​Blues    Pupils​ ​have​ ​used​ ​the​ ​Music​ ​Technology​ ​classroom,​ ​written​ ​their​ ​own  blues​ ​lyrics​ ​and​ ​sung​ ​both​ ​in​ ​class​ ​and​ ​year​ ​choir.  Year​ ​7​ ​are​ ​busy​ ​preparing​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Christmas​ ​Concert​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​14  December​.​ ​ ​ALL​​ ​Year​ ​7​ p ​ upils​ ​will​ ​be​ ​performing​ ​at​ ​the​ ​concert,​ ​so​ ​do  add​ ​this​ ​date​ ​to​ ​your​ ​diary.  All​ ​our​ ​music​ ​enrichment​ ​groups​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​performing. 

More​ ​Dates​ ​for​ ​your​ ​Diary: 

21​ ​November​ ​at​ ​4pm:​ ​music​ ​journalist​ ​talking​ ​to​ ​Year​ ​10​ ​and  Year​ ​11​​ ​musicians,​ ​and​ ​music​ ​scholars  ● 22​ ​November​ ​(leaving​ ​at​ ​12.30pm​ ​and​ ​returning​ ​at​ ​3.30pm):  Year​ ​11​​ ​performers​ ​giving​ ​a​ ​concert​ ​at​ ​St.​ ​Joseph's​ ​Hospice,  Mare​ ​St.  ● 29​ ​November,​ ​leaving​ ​at​ ​10.10am,​ ​(all​ ​day):​ ​Music​ ​scholar​ ​trip  to​ ​the​ ​Royal​ ​Opera​ ​House  ● 11​ ​December,​ ​(leaving​ ​at​ ​1.40pm​ ​and​ ​returning​ ​at​ ​3.30pm):  Gospel​ ​Choir​ ​performing​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Geffrye​ ​Museum​ ​for​ ​their  Christmas​ ​party  ● 14​ ​December​ ​at​ ​6pm:​ ​Christmas​ ​Concert   Instrument​ ​lessons​ ​have​ ​now​ ​started.​ ​ ​Please​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​your  child​ ​is​ ​practising​ ​at​ ​home​ ​on​ ​the​ ​instrument​ ​we​ ​have​ ​lent​ ​them.  Contact​ ​[email protected]​​ ​if​ ​your​ ​child​ ​still​ ​does  not​ ​have​ ​an​ ​instrument.​ ​ ​Year​ ​7​ ​WILL​ ​have​ ​to​ ​play​ ​their​ ​instrument  after​ ​Christmas​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​an​ ​assessment.  ●

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Art​ ​&​ ​Design 

Science 

P.E​ ​News 

 

Wild​ ​Education​ ​Workshop 

  This​ ​week,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​Year​ ​8​ ​and​ ​9  students​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​their​ ​second  Wild​ ​Education​ ​workshop.​ ​During​ ​the  event,​ ​students​ ​brainstormed​ ​ideas  to​ ​make​ ​HNS​ ​a​ ​more​ ​sustainable,  eco-friendly​ ​environment.​ ​Each  group​ ​of​ ​students​ ​will​ ​now  independently​ ​develop​ ​their​ ​projects  in​ ​preparation​ ​for​ ​the​ ​London  competition​ ​in​ ​December.​ ​The  students​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​develop,    implement​ ​and​ ​evaluate​ ​the  Students​ ​ ​in​​ ​Year​ ​11​ ​enjoyed​ ​an  action-packed​ ​Art​ ​research​ ​trip​ ​in​ ​Berlin.  effectiveness​ ​of​ ​their​ ​campaign​ ​in  tackling​ ​their​ ​chosen​ ​environmental  They​ ​attended​ ​the​ ​Modern​ ​Art​ ​gallery,  the​ ​Berlin​ ​Wall,​ ​Checkpoint​ ​Charlie​ ​and  issue.​ ​Some​ ​groups​ ​have​ ​chosen​ ​to  the​ ​National​ ​Museum.​ ​They​ ​also​ ​engaged  promote​ ​a​ ​love​ ​of​ ​nature​ ​in​ ​HNS​ ​by  in​ ​a​ ​Street​ ​Art​ ​walking​ ​tour​ ​and  educating​ ​their​ ​peers​ ​on​ ​local  participated​ ​in​ ​a​ ​workshop​ ​where​ ​they  wildlife;​ ​other​ ​groups​ ​aim​ ​to​ ​reduce  created​ ​their​ ​own​ ​stencils.​ ​Students  littering​ ​in​ ​the​ ​local​ ​area;​ ​and​ ​one  learned​ ​about​ ​the​ ​history​ ​of​ ​Berlin​ ​as​ ​a  ambitious​ ​group​ ​is​ ​determined​ ​to  liberal​ ​and​ ​progressive​ ​city,​ ​despite​ ​the  divisions​ ​and​ ​conflict​ ​in​ ​its​ ​recent​ ​history.  tackle​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​at​ ​HNS.   

 

Students​ ​were​ ​excellent​ ​ambassadors​ ​for  the​ ​School,​ ​asking​ ​interesting​ ​questions  during​ ​workshops​ ​and​ ​making​ ​insightful  comments​ ​on​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Art​ ​that​ ​they  viewed.​ ​They​ ​were​ ​also​ ​kind​ ​and  supportive​ ​to​ ​one​ ​another​ ​throughout​ ​a  very​ ​busy​ ​few​ ​days.    In​ ​addition,​ ​before​ ​the​ ​break,​ ​Year​ ​11  students​ ​had​ ​a​ ​drawing​ ​workshop​ ​with  local​ ​artist​ ​Sophia​ ​Jones​ ​exploring  endangered​ ​species.​ ​Students​ ​created  beautiful​ ​charcoal​ ​renderings​ ​of  endangered​ ​gorillas​ ​during​ ​this​ ​process.   

Science​ ​Lessons 

  This​ ​week​ ​our​ ​Year​ ​7​ ​students  investigated​ ​the​ ​pH​ ​of​ ​household  chemicals​ ​and​ ​were​ ​shocked​ ​to  discover​ ​how​ ​many​ ​household​ ​items  are​ ​acidic.    

Breanna,​ ​Katie​ ​and​ ​Semsha​ ​(7NVB)​ ​investigated  household​ ​acids​ ​and​ ​alkalis.    

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Hackney​ ​Under​ ​13s​ ​Girls’  Handball​ ​Championships   

Year​ ​8​ ​girls​ ​studied​ ​handball​ ​during  Autumn​ ​1​ ​PE​ ​lessons​ ​this​ ​year​ ​and  were​ ​offered​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to  enrich​ ​and​ ​challenge​ ​themselves​ ​at  the​ ​Hackney​ ​Under​ ​13s​ ​Handball  Championships.​ ​The​ ​eight​ ​girls  pictured​ ​above​ ​accepted​ ​the  opportunity;​ ​this​ ​highlighted​ ​their  great​ ​intellectual​ ​curiosity​ ​and​ ​self  belief,​ ​especially​ ​as​ ​none​ ​of​ ​the​ ​girls  had​ ​ever​ ​before​ ​played​ ​competitive  handball​ ​outside​ ​a​ ​PE​ ​lesson.   The​ ​team​ ​travelled​ ​to​ ​Urswick​ ​School  and​ ​played​ ​three​ ​matches,​ ​including  an​ ​excellent​ ​team​ ​performance  against​ ​Urswick​ ​School​ ​that​ ​led​ ​to​ ​a  well​ ​deserved​ ​and​ ​very​ ​exciting  victory.    Amira​ ​Rowe​ ​was​ ​appointed​ ​team  captain​ ​after​ ​she​ ​took​ ​the​ ​initiative​ ​to  call​ ​her​ ​teammates​ ​in​ ​for​ ​a​ ​huddle  before​ ​play​ ​started,​ ​challenging​ ​the  girls​ ​to​ ​enjoy​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​play  in​ ​a​ ​determined,​ ​but​ ​fun​ ​spirit.​ ​From  start​ ​to​ ​finish,​ ​the​ ​girls​ ​did​ ​themselves  proud;​ ​they​ ​played​ ​with​ ​great​ ​energy,  cohesiveness​ ​and​ ​joy.​ ​ ​A​ ​huge​ ​thank  you​ ​goes​ ​to​ ​Kade​ ​and​ ​Miss​ ​Purcell​ ​for  their​ ​support​ ​and​ ​coaching​ ​on​ ​the  day.  A​ ​reminder​ ​that​ ​handball​ ​enrichment​ ​is  every​​ ​Friday​ ​between​ ​4​ ​-​ ​5.30pm​.​ ​All  staff​ ​and​ ​students​ ​are​ ​welcome! 

 

Standing​ ​from​ ​left​ ​to​ ​right:​​ ​Mr​ ​Darragh​ ​(Coach),​ ​Channay  Butler-Revell,​ ​Soraiya​ ​Habibu​ ​De'Souza,​ ​Chantae​ ​Greenland,  Damla​ ​Cihan,​ ​Rochey​ ​Bailey,​ ​Amira​ ​Rowe,​ ​Kade​ ​Punter​ ​(Coach),  Bo​ ​Giltinan-Allais,​ ​Miss​ ​Purcell​ ​(Coach)​​ ​Front:​ ​Temilola  Olatunbosun      

 

​ ​Maths

 

Year​ ​9​ ​and​ ​10​​ ​Maths​ ​scholars​ ​visited  the​ ​Bank​ ​of​ ​England​ ​(19​ ​October)​ ​for  an​ ​introduction​ ​to​ ​basic​ ​economics  and​ ​an​ ​insight​ ​into​ ​how​ ​the​ ​Bank​ ​of  England​ ​works​ ​and​ ​what​ ​its​ ​role​ ​is​ ​in  the​ ​economy.     We​ ​were​ ​given​ ​a​ ​lecture​ ​about​ ​the  value​ ​of​ ​money,​ ​how​ ​money​ ​is​ ​made  and​ ​circulates​ ​and​ ​how​ ​the​ ​job​ ​of​ ​the  Bank​ ​of​ ​England​ ​is​ ​to​ ​steady​ ​the  economy.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​spent​ ​some​ ​time  in​ ​the​ ​museum,​ ​where​ ​we​ ​were​ ​able  to​ ​attempt​ ​picking​ ​up​ ​a​ ​bar​ ​of​ ​gold!   

8LN​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​Tate​ ​Modern​ ​on  Friday​ ​20​ ​October​ ​in​ ​recognition​ ​of  achieving​ ​the​ ​Airscore​ ​target​ ​for​ ​the  first​ ​time.​ ​We​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​Mitsubishi  giant​ ​3​ ​seater​ ​swings​ ​that​ ​have​ ​been  installed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Turbine​ ​Hall​ ​before  going​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​new​ ​viewing​ ​platform  on​ ​the​ ​10th​ ​floor.​ ​All​ ​pupils​ ​were​ ​a  credit​ ​to​ ​the​ ​School​ ​and​ ​made​ ​it​ ​a  very​ ​enjoyable​ ​and​ ​well-earned​ ​trip. 

Tate​ ​Modern​ ​Reward​ ​Trip   

   

Attempting​ ​to​ ​lift​ ​a​ ​bar​ ​of​ ​gold! 

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