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Good Reads for the Summer
If you have time over the summer why not get down to reading a good book? Mrs Dawn Jones from our English Faculty makes some suggestions for young people and adults about what you could read.
‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue. This is a difficult read because of the content. However, it is a book that will never leave you. The writer evokes the voice of the child and does so with sensitivity and clarity.
‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ by Robert Galbraith. This was my first step into detective fiction and I enjoyed it. The central character is believable and the plot line realistic.
‘The shock of the Fall’ Nathan Filer. A heart breaking read which shows us the decent into Mental illness. This is a debut novel for Filer.
‘Longbourn’ by Jo Baker. As a self confessed Austen fan – I was not sure if I would enjoy this, but I am happy to say that I did. It was fascinating to look at the forgotten characters – those that Austen never tells us about. If you like the premise of Downton Abbey – of seeing behind the scenes then this might be one for you.
‘Me before you’ by Jojo Moyes. A page turner – tissues required type of read. Simple in its structure, but not its central question. My ‘non-reading’ Mum loved it!
Teen reads:
‘Ink and Bone’ by Rachel Caine. The first in the ‘Great Library’ series. This book is fast and furious. Full of adventure and twists and turns. The central character is non-conformist and finds himself in the centre of something rather terrifying. There are some violent scenes.
‘The Art of being normal’ by Lisa Williamson. A truthful, and effectively written, portrayal of gender considerations – a tale that helps us to understand how others might feel.
‘The Lie Tree’ by Frances Hardinge. A spectacular read full of questions and investigations. A Fantasy / thriller which will leave you turning the pages way past lights out!
‘Infinite Sky’ by C.J. Flood. This is a raw book – the kind of story that does not sugar coat anything. I would recommend Year 9 and above. It has some difficult moments and some violent scenes – it is a brilliantly written book. The central characters’ feelings are described realistically and at times leave the reader feeling bruised. Once you have read this – pass it to your parents to read.
‘Smart’ by Kim Slater. Beautifully written, the central character’s voice is clear and realistic. There are some upsetting scenes and some moments when you just want the character to be safe. But it is a worth while read – if nothing else it teaches us to not judge books by their covers.
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The Hansonian Award 2016
The Chair of Governors invited 10 students and their families for afternoon tea on Tuesday 12th July to receive their Hansonian Award; this award is a new award this year awarded to those students who have received over 300 achievement points in an academic year. Achievement points are obtained for a positive contribution towards the school: in the classroom through outstanding learning, in the sporting arena, on the performing arts stage, charitable learning etc. To get 300 is an incredible achievement – it equates to almost 2 positive contributions to the school per day. Only 10 students have achieved this milestone – this is only 1% of the student body.
All the award winners received a framed certificate, a £10 voucher, a badge to wear for their entire time at school and their names will be recorded on the new ‘Roll of Honour’ in the school reception.
It is an amazing achievement – well done to all the students who are role models of the school’s INSPIRE ethos.
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Tom's continuing success
Year 10's Tom Hewson followed up his recent silver at the English Athletics event in Gatehead with a further silver for England in the English Schools International Board which was held in Ashford, Kent last weekend. Tom's throw of 56.37m made him the lead England thrower. In Tom's event, Ireland took gold and Scotland bronze. As an unexpected bonus, Commonwealth and European gold medal winning champion javelin thrower Steve Backley OBE came to present the medals, so Tom had the opportunity to chat to him and ask a few questions.
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John Hanson Student Competes in Australia
We travelled to the American Quarter horse (a certain breed of horse), Youth World Cup for Western Riding in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia in June with our team manager, coach and co-manager along with me and the other 4 girls on the UK team.
I was the youngest on the team, with the oldest being 19, yet age didn’t seem to matter as we all got along very well, helping each other out where ever we can.
Western riding is not widely known unfortunately as it doesn’t appear in the Olympics, although it was tried and tested but was too expensive, with the amount of horses having to be provided. Western riding is different to English riding- the style of riding every one associates with horses: the western saddle is larger and heavier than the English saddle and it is designed to spread the weight of the rider over a larger area of the horses back, making it more comfortable for long days out chasing cows. In western riding we also use our weight, legs and voice commands to ask the horse to do certain things instead of using the reins. American Quarter horses are also generally very quiet in nature and very calm and willing which is why they are so safe and my favourite types of horses to ride.
There are many different types of classes available in western riding- I was the only trail rider on the team and was put in this class to compete. Trail is how well you and your horse are able to negotiate over obstacles, such as bridges, gates, lope (canter) poles and backups in a pattern that was set out with these obstacles in. I was able to try out all of the team of 5 horses we had drawn from a hat to ride in the competition. My favourite horse was Simba, a chestnut, quiet and very slow horse that was our best horse at trail. I was able to ride him for only 1-2 hours over the course of 3 days before my competition! Luckily we had a trail clinic or lesson to get to grips with the pattern we had to do.
I was able to come 5th out of 26 of the current best youth trail riders in the world with being only ½ point off 4th and 1 a point off of 3RD! “I felt more confident that ever – and rode as well as I have ever ridden”.
There were 13 other teams that attended which included: Belgium, Japan, Norway, Denmark, USA, France, Australia, Canada and a few more. There were around 100 competitors in the competition and the next world cup will be 2018 which will be held in Texas, with try-outs starting next year!
Katherine Demsey - Year 10
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Cholderton Charlie's with the Year 7 Big Write winners
Seven lucky Year 7 winners spent the morning on Tuesday exploring Cholderton Charlie's who kindly donated the prize in aid of the summer writing competition that culminated on the 11th July.
The students toured the farm, talking to the workers and meeting the animals as well as playing on the park equipment. On the short ride home, the students were buzzing about feeding the goats at Goat Mountain, attempting the Tree Top Trail and learning about sheep herding!
We look forward to working with Cholderton Charlie's again next year and thoroughly recommend you visit there this summer!
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House 2 House
Charity Walk
Last year, as a school team we participated in ‘House 2 House’; a sponsored walk from Naomi House (for Jack's Place) in Sutton Scotney to Tedworth House (Help for Heroes) in Tidworth. There are 3 routes: 20 miles, 10 miles and 4 miles. Those who choose the 20 miles start at Sutton Scotney and walk the complete route. The 10 mile option starts at the White Hart Hotel , Andover and the 4 miles starts at Kimpton finishing at Tidworth.
The 2016 walk is being held on Saturday 10th September. This year we'd like to go bigger with a team of staff, students and parents all joining in!
Registration costs just £5 (which includes lunch and is payable through the website when you register) and you can then fill up a sponsorship form and either donate it directly yourself, or send it into us and we'll submit one donation from JHCS.
Everyone is welcome to join us; the more the merrier!
Please take a look at their website and register online: www.house2house.org.uk
If you could let us know by emailing anna.hall@jhanson.hants.sch.uk that you've registered, then we'll keep a tally of who from John Hanson is joining us.
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GCSE Results Day
Thursday 25 August
9:00am - 10:00am
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The new school year starts
Tuesday 6 September 2016
8:30am
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New Year 7 Parents' Information Evening
PLEASE NOTE AMENDED DATE
Thursday 15 September
6:00pm in the School Hall
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Celebration Evening
Over 200 students received awards and recognition from the Headteacher and Chair of Governors in front of their parents at a special Celebration Evening on Thursday 7th July. Students who have achieved their Gold or Platinum Award (150 and 200 achievement points), have good attendance and excellent attitude for learning were invited alongside those who had received faculty awards in individual subjects.
Finally, the Head of Year Awards were awarded which has an exceptionally high threshold. Students receiving this award are excellent role models and make a significant contribution to the reputation of the school. The students get to wear the John Hanson Community badge for the remainder of their time at the school and will take pride of place in the roll of honour in the main hall. Congratulations to all the award and prizewinners who have made such a significant and positive contribution to the school this year.
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Fund raising afternoon 2016
First the good news. The combined efforts of the Fund Raising afternoon and non-uniform day has so far collected £1951.60 . This means that we will be able to purchase two outdoor table tennis tables.
Thank you to everyone who supported the event - it was a lovely event.
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Year 4 Visit John Hanson
As part of an Andover secondary school programme, Year 4 students from various primary schools around Andover identified as being some of the very best in their year groups at English, Maths and Science recently took part in days designed to explore and extend these skills. The students visited either Harrow Way, John Hanson or Winton to take part in very different challenging and exciting activities working alongside current year 7 students and staff from all three Secondary schools.
At John Hanson, the students became expert scientists for the day: as biologist’s they improved their observation skills using microscopy on cells and living organisms, as chemists they investigated chemical reactions and explained the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions and as physicist were able to apply their knowledge of electricity to independently build electrical circuits.
Finally, the students presented their work to parents who had gathered to come and watch at the end of the day. One Year 4 student from Clatford School said ‘it was amazing to be a real scientist and do chemical reactions and use microscopes for the first time’. The student feedback again has been really positive and the initiative provides a really thought-provoking day to inspire and challenge the most able students in Andover.
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Waiting to visit the Mary Rose alongside HMS Victory
A World First!
On Wednesday of this week 61 year 7 students travelled to Portsmouth to visit the Historic Dockyard and more specifically the Mary Rose. After spending some time in 2 classroom sessions looking at the reasons why the Mary Rose sank they (other than a few selected VIPs) became the first people in the world to experience the new Mary Rose exhibition before it opens to the public on 20th July.
The new exhibition has been all over the news the past couple of days but we were not allowed to tell you about our visit until the new centre had been officially opened!
Since 1982 when the Mary Rose was raised from the sea bed it has been sprayed with a wax solution to preserve what is left of the 504 year old war ship. However no longer do you have to view it through the misty spay of if you have visited more recently through small viewing holes. John Hanson students got to see this famous ship in its full glory.
If you get a chance over the summer break I would recommend a visit
Russell Stevens
Deputy Headteacher
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You may be aware that young people are under increasing pressure to share inappropriate images of themselves with friends and in some cases more concerning with strangers. Parents and carers may be interested to know that there is an app. that allows parents to see every picture that their child takes on their phone. Go to www.selfiecop.com for more information.
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