Welcome to the weekly Newsletter for parents and carers of students attending John Hanson Community School.
Inspire - Care - Succeed
‘HEAD’ Lines
Positive lines of communication
Dear parents/carers
One sentence I think I always use in any conversation I have with parents is that any conversation we have and/or feedback we get as a school (good, indifferent or bad) is actually worthwhile, as it allows us to continue improving our educational offer to your children.
What does concern me however, is on a small number of occasions, parents have arrived at school with the expectation that it is OK to verbally abuse members of staff when they are unhappy about an aspect of school life that their child is experiencing.
Thankfully this is extremely rare, but at the same time it should not happen in any work place and will not be accepted at John Hanson.
With this in mind can I please remind parents that if they wish to speak with a member of staff about any aspect of their child’s school life (other than an urgent child protection issue which we will deal with immediately) you should contact the school and book an appointment, making it clear what you wish to discuss and with whom. In this way the relevant member of staff can arrange the meeting and prepare an appropriate response.
If you are attending an ‘open event’ such as parents evening or tutor evening, this is not an appropriate forum to discuss issues that are likely to take more than the time you may have been allocated on one of these evenings.
Thank you in advance for your continued support, and the many of you who regularly communicate with the school in order that we can work together in the best interests of your child’s educational progress and achievement.
Enjoy the weekend with your children
Regards
Russell Stevens
Headteacher
Next Thursday, 11th October, is our first PSHE day of the year.
Year 7: will learn all about kindness through our tutor time text ‘Wonder’ , as well as have an interactive session on Study Skills with a guest speaker that will help them to become more organised in their learning experiences.
Year 8: have a well-being day covering topics such as: road safety, sexting, bereavement, self-harm. E-cigarettes and alcoholism.
Year 9: have a day surrounding teenage pregnancy exploring beliefs, the cost of a baby and consent as well as contraception and getting to try on the baby bump!
Year 10: also have a day of well-being covering areas such as domestic violence, LGBTIQ+, alcoholism, relaxation and stress relief, and FGM.
Year 11: we will be hosting our third annual careers fair for all of the Andover secondary schools as well as running sessions on CV writing, first impressions, and interview skills. Over 500 year 11 from across Andover will be attending and around 50 local employers, post 16 and apprenticeship providers.
Nowadays we all have some form of digital footprint. In our personal lives we would never leave our front doors unlocked, or advertise personal information, however, many of us are doing this online by not protecting our online identity.
The below video just shows how much personal information can be obtained by the right people.
Don’t play social media games- These are notorious for asking questions that provide hackers with the security information they need e.g What was your first pets name? etc.
Don’t take dodgy online quizzes
Don’t accept friend requests from strangers
Delete old posts. Remove personal information from social media
Use passwords on everything and not the same password
Do not use public Wi-Fi to check bank accounts or social media accounts
We’re excited to announce that this year, all Year 10s will participate in a Work Experience placement from 1st – 5th July 2019.
If you work for a company that would happily host one of our keen students, then please do get in touch: Julia.pitt@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
Many thanks for your support
Julia Pitt – Work Experience co-ordinator
Anna Hall – Assistant Headteacher
OCTOBER IS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH
and to celebrate, we are holding various events in the LRC:
This week, we have asked our librarians and regular users to comment on what makes our Library great!!
Then, one of our librarians, Daniel, has devised this poster which is now on display on our school noticeboards. Now, the whole school community can see what a wonderful Library we have here at John Hanson.
JUST ARRIVED IN THE LRC
Some lovely new titles including books with lots of important and current themes that students will relate to.
In our new collection, there are books by BAME (Black, Asian and ethnic minority) authors which feature characters from a huge variety of diverse backgrounds. To ensure that ethnic representation in books reflects the reality of our world.
Last summer, the whole school got involved in The Big Write!
A writing competition based on the theme of ‘Community’; the winning entries can now be read on the school website.
NATIONAL POETRY DAY – OCTOBER 2018
We celebrated National Poetry Day this week.
To enter our National Poetry Day Competition, you must write a short poem on the subject of CHANGE. Any change in your life is fine or any other idea you may have on the subject of CHANGE. Entries need to be handed in to the LRC by Thursday, 11th October. Winners can choose a new title as a prize and entries will be displayed in the LRC.
Music Tuition at John Hanson CommunitySchool
Calling all musicians who play an instrument
School band continues on Monday 8th October 3-4pm in PA1 Bring your instrument and join in.
Students are requested to visit the music department at the start of the day to check their lesson times. Singing lessons - we are still waiting to hear from Hampshire Music Service when these will take place.
Rehearsals have now started for our production of the musical 'Matilda' based on the story by Roald Dahl. Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin.
Wednesdays - Choir for Matilda - soloists and chorus from 3 - 4 pm PA1
Thursdays - Drama reahearsals - cast from 3 to 4.30 pm
All students are invited to attend if they wish to sing in the show - we are especially keen to involve our new Year 7 students - so please encourage your son/daughter to come along.
No audition - just come along and join in!
The show will be on stage for two nights
May 15th and 16th 2019
