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John Hanson Weekly News 29th September 2017
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Welcome to the weekly Newsletter for parents and carers of students attending John Hanson Community School.

Inspire - Care - Succeed
‘HEAD’ Lines

An air of positivity

I could not be more proud of the students and staff at John Hanson.

As I walked around the school last night at Open Evening I was overwhelmed by the positive comments from parents of year 5 and 6 children. They arrived in their hundreds from 28 different primary and junior schools to see what you as parents experience via your children on a day-to-day basis. So much so that we ran out of car parking space!

To a person, what our visitors had to say was positive in the extreme, and many of them have now taken up the opportunity to come back during the day and see the school in action.

This is testament to your work as parents of students currently at John Hanson. The most vehement praise was reserved for the year 11 prefects who did a wonderful job showing visitors around, and students from all year groups who supported staff in classrooms.

It is only with your continuing support that our students, your children, continue to impress both us and all the other adults they come across within the school and in the local community.

Have an enjoyable weekend with your children.

Regards

Russell Stevens
Headteacher
Cancer Research UK Shine Night Walk
We did it!

Thank you for all your kind donations; we have raised £6694.72 so far.

 
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/john-hansons-ladies

On Tuesday of this week, Mrs Bailey, Miss Sherriff and ten of our students travelled to Sherfield School nr Hook to receive training from members of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Commission. The training is designed to help students recognise the signs of cyber safety issues amongst peers, such as grooming, stalking and trolling, and to know what to do to stay safe.

 

The students we took were selected from application forms they completed following a launch assembly about the exciting opportunity to be part of the Cyber Ambassador scheme. These ten students (from Years 8-11) are now ‘fully fledged’ cyber ambassadors for the school and will share their new knowledge with their fellow students through a series of assemblies and tutor time activities. They will also be able to offer support and advice on cyber concerns to those who want to talk things through with someone their own age.

 

John Hanson School is one of seven secondary and eight primary schools that have signed up to pilot the Youth Commission’s Cyber Ambassador Scheme.

Our 10 Cyber Ambassadors pictured here with Mrs Bailey, a member of the Youth Commission and Acting Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner; Flick Drummond.

 

John Hanson Computing Faculty

MTB Racer supported by bursary

Freddie Horner took part in last weekend’s inter-regional MTB event. The south region came 12th out of 14 teams but the four girls and four boys worked very hard in the events and bonded very well. Freddie was picked for all the events.

 

Freddie has worked hard in the nationals this year - his best result being 17th place travelling all over the country for these races, and only being in his first year, in a two year category of riders. 

 

The National MTB races in 2018 will take place in Pebbles in Scotland, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk and mid Wales, the National Championship weekend is at Hadleigh Essex which was the 2012 Olympic mountain bike course.

 

The Horner family are very grateful to Randall Parker Foods and John Hanson for their bursary contribution towards Freddie’s quest to be a top MTB racer.

Come and join the John Hanson Music Crew
Calling all singers - we are working towards a concert at the end of this term - come and join in. No experience required.

Wednesday 3.15 to 4.15 in PA1

Music Crew is open to all age groups in the school and is an opportunity for students to meet and perform music together.
This may be as a large group, but also as smaller groups depending on musical interests.
Our aim is to meet up and have fun with music


The school choir is part of MusicCrew - so come along on a Wednesday for a really good sing - and bring a friend!!
Learning an Instrument or singing at school

If your child would like to learn an instrument or to sing, we have some vacancies for keyboard, woodwind, brass, guitar, violin, and singing. Please email mike.adams@jhanson.hants.sch.uk for further information.

Lesson days:
  • Monday
    Brass, Guitar and Percussion (Drums)
  • Tuesday
    Violin
  • Wednesday
    Piano/Keyboard
  • Thursday Woodwind and Singing
 
Date Event Time Venue
       
       
       
19th and 20th October 2017 School closed for Staff Training All Day  
23rd to 27th October 2017 Half Term    
16th November 2017 Presentation Evening 1900-2030 Main Hall
21st December 2017 Christmas Concert 1900-2000 Main Hall
22nd December 2017 to 3rd January 2018 Christmas Break    
9th February 2018 School closed for Staff Training All Day  
12th to 16th February 2018 Half Term    
30th March to 13th April 2018 Easter Break    
7th May 2018 School closed – Public Holiday All Day  
28th May to 1st June 2018 Half Term    
3rd July 2018 Yr 6 Induction Day
Yr 6 Transition Fair
All Day
1615-1845
 
Whole School
6th July 2018 School closed for Staff Training All Day  
10th and 11th July 2018 Yr 5 Taster Days    
20th July 2018 End of Term    
3rd September 2018 School closed for Staff Training All Day  
4th September 2018 1st Day of attendance for all students  

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