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Twitter: You can keep up-to-date with all the school's news via our main Twitter feed @WestHatchHigh1. Please tell your family and friends to follow so they can also keep track on everything relating to the school.
Look out every Monday for a tweet from the Headteacher
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Hatching Out: To read the latest edition of our Hatching Out supplement which appeared in the Epping Forest Guardian click on the links
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MEET THE HEAD: Headteacher Frances Howarth gives her welcome message for the Easter 2017 edition of the West Hatch High School e-newsletter.
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Dance Show: Students have taken to the stage in the school hall for this year's Dance Show which had its opening night on Tuesday.
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Arjun is Young Citizen of the Year: Arjun Kuhaendran has been presented with Epping Forest District Council's Young Citizen of the Year award. He received the accolade from district council chairman Jeane Lea at the civic awards dinner at the Marriott Hotel, Waltham Abbey.
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First Give final: A team of students secured £1,500 for three charities - with £1,000 going to Haven House Hospice - when they raised awareness of the causes at the school's First Give final.
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Steel Pans: Essex Music Hub and the Steel Pan Trust have delivered Steel Pan workshops to Year 7 students this term. Students have developed listening and ensemble skills as well as determination, perseverance and confidence. Head of Music Ebony Martin said: “I'm very proud of the commitment and dedication all students have shown at the workshops and for the final performance at Harlow’s 70th anniversary celebrations. All students have been thoroughly engaged, committed and enthusiastic about learning the Steel Pans. As a result we plan to re-establish Steel Pan tuition at West Hatch.”
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Hay Fever: With the warm weather hopefully approaching soon, Hay Fever will become an irritating issue for some pupils.
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Hatching Out: To read the special Sixth Form dition of our Hatching Out supplement which appeared in the Epping Forest Guardian click on the links
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Memorial tree planting: A magnolia tree has been planted at the front of West Hatch High School in memory of "lovely, gentle" student Nadiyah Chaudhri who died in February...
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Elevate Education Presentation: A presentation from Elevate Education on ‘Ace Your Exams’ was well received by Sixth Form students. Elevate’s policy is to use young presenters who have just completed their degrees, making the advice more directly relevant.
Responses included:
‘helpful with a range of different techniques to choose’
‘good advice on how to stay calm during an exam’
‘helpful advice from someone who understands’
‘they emphasised the importance of practice papers for successful revision’
‘read the work of other students that have gained higher grades than you’
‘re-correct work that is wrong - don’t think that you will remember’
From 111 responses, 100 students would recommend the Elevate presentation to their peers, and 97 said it was time well spent.
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Oxbridge Convention: Abbie Arkell travelled to Surrey to attend a selective conference on making applications to either Cambridge or Oxford University. Students were advised on the application process and Abbie attended subject seminars on Psychology and Social Human Political Sciences. She saw how the courses are structured and this has inspired her to plan to apply to Cambridge. Other seminars were delivered on student life at university. Abbie felt the time was well spent and she now understands the importance of making her application competitive.
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Head Boy and Head Girl elections: We have had the Trump and Clinton battle - now we prepare for the campaign to beat all campaigns. The Head Boy and Head Girl elections have begun again. The applications are in and interviews have been held to determine who will be entering the next stage of the process. With six Head Boy and nine Head Girl applications there is a competitive atmosphere among potential candidates. All will be notified this week if they have been successful and will begin their campaign after the Easter break. Each candidate will deliver their speech in House assemblies with pupils and staff voting at the end. It certainly is an exciting time and we look forward to the new appointments!
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Special thanks: A special thank you to Year 12 students Chimi Chukwudire and Jermaine Brown who are a credit to the Sixth Form and school having helped with all rugby fixtures both in school and away this year. They have run training sessions, coached pupils in all years and travelled to games to support and encourage the teams. They are a credit to the PE department and will be looking to take on their own teams next year to help develop their coaching skills.
For more rugby news go to the Sports News section
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Award for Owen: The Mayor of Redbridge has honoured Year 12 hockey player Owen de Graff.
See the Sports News section for full details
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Jack Petchey awards: Congratulations to our Jack Petchey Award winners for January, February and March.
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January - Aaron Clements (Year 8): nominated for his great leadership qualities in both his sporting activities and his dealings with others. He performed an important public speaking engagement for the Head Teacher alongside working hard in his lessons and playing in countless sports teams at school, district and national level. A real all-rounder.
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February - Hannah Kourtaa (Year 9): nominated for her mature approach, positive personality and ability to engage with other students at a motivation conference where she was a credit to the school.
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Esha Sharma (Year 7): Esha received the highest number of positive Reward Logs at the point of the Spring Term check. Very well done!
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Jack Petchey public speaking workshop: Thirty Year 10 students have taken part in a comprehensive training session on public speaking and the art of engaging an audience.
Pictured: Katie Scollan
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Epping Forest Youth Council: Your guide to the Epping Forest youth councillors, including the representatives for West Hatch High School CLICK HERE
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West End debut: Student Nathan Avery (known as Nathan Lloyd) has made a breakthrough starring performance on the West End stage appearing in the musical comedy 'A Lazy Ace' at Her Majesty's Theatre.
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Library news: Every day fake news is in the news. There is no getting away from it. News which was previously distributed by newspapers, radio and TV is now just as likely to come from Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other means of communication. How can we ensure that our students know where to find trustworthy news and have the questioning and critical-thinking skills to evaluate information from wherever they find it? This is why we subscribe to The Day. For further information please contact School Librarian Jayne Davidson.
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Fundraising swim: Year 8 student Amelia Lea (Austen House) has will be taking part in a 5km sponsored swim to raise money for the Austen House charity Marie Curie Cancer Care. To sponsor Amelia go to her JustGiving page HERE
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Swimming: Year 8 swimmer Ryan Davis was crowned Essex County Champion in the 200m Freestyle at the Essex County Swimming Championships...
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Target Team: A selected number of the Target Team attended the Essex Spring Games at Harlow LeisureZone when they took part in a variety of sports such as handball, boccia, boxing, tennis, badminton and a rowing competition.
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Year 9 Rugby Essex Plate final: The U14s put on a brilliant performance at Barking RFC against Swyene Park School. They had recorded five wins and a draw en route to the final but had to settle for the runners-up spot after losing 10-5. Charlie Tremayne had an exceptional game and was Man-of-the-Match, a massive achievement considering he is a year young. Special mention must go to Sixth Formers Chimieze Chukwudire and Jermain Brown for helping out on the evening and during training sessions. Mr Calver sald: "The boys put everything on the line during the game and it was sad to come runners-up, although it bodes very well for next year with so many of the boys playing up an age group. Next year we will look to enter Essex and national competitions so the boys will have plenty to get their teeth stuck into.”
Squad: Haydon Steel, Zyad Zikyra, Mason Noble-Williams, Muhsin Khan, Callum McEvoy, Dominic Small, Dylan West, Makyle Bayley, Max Cotterell, Harry Turner, Andrew Jones, Charlie Treymane, Adrian James, Peter Orikahi, Brandon Smith, Wylde Tulip, Oliver Regan, Callum Glanville.
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Award for Owen: Under-18 Hockey Player of the Season Owen de Graff (Year 12) has received an award from the Mayor of Redbridge in recognition of his talents and efforts at Redbridge and Ilford Hockey Club. Owen started playing in the mini league U10s and U12s. He has come a long way in a very short space of time and now plays with the men’s 1st team. Owen is quick on the pitch, has excellent skills and is always thinking about the game. A well-deserved award. Well done Owen!
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HOUSES
For all Inter House results click on the Houses link below.
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Let’s talk about relationships: Safe Partnership has developed a website specifically for young people to access information on issues that affect them today. For the website click here
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