Welcome to the weekly Newsletter for parents and carers of students attending John Hanson Community School.
Inspire - Care - Succeed
‘HEAD’ Lines
‘Hard work beats talent every
time’ – Coby Bryant
Dear Parents/Carers
As Year 11 students come to the end of their final week of secondary education before their written exams, I have shared this very short and simple quote with them. It’s a message that I and my colleagues have repeated many times, not just to Year 11 students, but to all students.
While undoubtedly, your children will have elements of their educational journey where they achieve higher outcomes than in others, year in year out, those students who work hard are those who achieve the best outcomes in all areas of their school lives.
On behalf of myself and my staff, we wish Year 11 students all the best as they embark on the final leg of their Secondary school journey, and indeed all John Hanson students as they work hard towards their end of year examinations.
Enjoy the weekend with your children
Russell Stevens
Headteacher
Free School Meals
The free school meal (FSM) allowance is going up to £3 per day from 5th June.
A child is eligible for free school meals if their parent or carer receives one or more of the following benefits:
Income Support
income-based Job Seekers' Allowance
income-related Employment and Support Allowance
support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit, provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit, and have an annual gross income, of no more than £16,190 as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Parents who are made redundant or start working less than 16 hours per week, may find their children are entitled to free meals for a limited period.)
Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
To check your child's eligibility for pupil premium or continued free school meals (from Key Stage 2), use the online checking facility (Ctrl & Click to follow link).
To complete a check, you need the following information for yourself or the person you are checking on behalf of:
your own name, date of birth, and contact details
National Insurance number or National Asylum Seekers number
Year 9 boys travelled to Aldershot Town Football Club for their Hampshire Cup final against locals Salesian College. The boys started so well utilising the big pitch to cause Salesian concerns with every attack. Whilst we had a high percentage of possession we just couldn’t break the resolute Salesian defence down. When we did get past the Salesian defence we found their goalkeeper in great form making numerous saves to keep the score line at 0-0.
A big decision in the game unfortunately went against us when the referee gave a penalty to Salesian. It looked really harsh at the time and watching the replay shows there was nothing wrong with the challenge. This isn’t me saying the referee cost us the game but just there was nothing wrong with the defending and that officials are only human. The penalty was slotted home to give Salesian a 1-0 lead. We had numerous chances to level before half time which included Kai hitting the bar and other opportunities that just didn’t go our way.
The second half was a closer affair and we again rattled the cross bar with an excellent strike from Freddie and it started to look like it wasn’t our day. With the team pushing to get the equaliser opportunities started to fall to Salesian and they took one in a complete smash and grab to break our hearts. I did say to the boys at full time that I couldn’t have asked anymore of them and was so proud of their performance.
If you are an ex-student who has gone on to follow an interesting course at university or career, you think our students would be interested in, then please get in contact now!
School Kids Choir for Grease continues Wednesdays 3-4 pm
New singers always welcome - just turn up and join in!
Latest Sports news . . . .
As you know, Mr Green is Head of the PE Faculty here at John Hanson and is heavily involved in the development of football at School. However some of you might not be aware that Mr Green also plays an integral role in supporting Schools Football in Hampshire.
In recognition of his commitment, he has been nominated by the English Schools Football Association for an award and it would be great if everyone in our community could vote for him!
At John Hanson Community School we are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all students and staff, and to providing a working environment free from discrimination, prejudice and harassment.
We encourage respect and consideration for others, and recognise and value the school as a safe place for learning. The staff at John Hanson recognise that inequalities exist in all levels of society and believe, that as educators, we have a crucial role to play in eliminating all forms of discrimination, in particular against anyone with any of the protected characteristic. We promote equality by dealing with bullying and incidents of discrimination immediately and by educating the young people in our care through assemblies, tutor time, PSHE day sessions and group work where appropriate.
This is part of our responsibility in preparing our students for life after school.
Important EDI events over the next week:
13th-20th Mental Health Awareness Week
Words you might not know:
Mental Health. Exam Well being
Please encourage your son/daughter to use their SCHOOL EMAIL for work rather than their own private email. This is important for safeguarding and also some of our messages for students are being sent to school email addresses.
Think you know – Activity Packs relating to online safety Who’s watching yours? – 17% increase in children livestreaming since lockdown (Advice to help parents/carers minimise risk to children online) Mental health – How to look after your family’s mental health when stuck indoors Houseparty – Everything you need to know.
John Hanson Computing Department
Performing Arts - Instrumental Lessons at school
If your son/daughter would like to learn to play a musical instrument please contact Mike Adams - Head of Music and Drama for details. Email - mike.adams@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
Teachers from Hampshire Music Service visit the school and we can
offer lessons in Piano, Keyboard, Singing, Guitar, and Percussion (Drumming).
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