Well done to all students who are maintaining their 3×15 minutes per week of reading at home. We are beginning to see some real progress with some classes clocking up well over 100 books read already this year! Well done to 7K, 8S and 9B who are currently in the lead with 166, 131 and 97 books read respectively! We have 4 months yet to go though, so plenty of time for other classes to knock them off the top spot and win some all-important chocolate! Check out the leader board in the Library to see where your class is sitting!

On an individual note, congratulations to the following students who have all completed their year group Reading Challenges already! Certificates will be on their way very soon!

Year 7                                        Year 8                                       Year 9
Grace O                                        Isla W                                           Harry H
Florence C                                   Oscar Y                                        Leigha K
Bertie R                                       Lina B                                           Nathan T
Imogen D                                   Louisa T                                       Anton P L
Kit C                                            John D                                         Callum W
Emily C                                       Aaron N                                      Nathan K – O
Aidan B                                      Oscar D                                       Annalisa R
Joel D                                         Jessica H
Kayla F – K                                 Isobel J
Nissi M                                      Owais P
Matilde F – E                            Amel A – M
Nathan J                                  Alexandra H
Liana N                                    Red M
Gigi C                                       Daniel W
Sam P – S

Team English.

This message is being sent on behalf of Dave Salmon, Humanitarian Assistance Lead Officer at Hertfordshire County Council

We have been asked to share the following advice by Hertfordshire County Council for parents and students who may wish to support those fleeing war torn Ukraine. Financial donations to organisations that have a presence on the borders is the most effective means of providing support to families in need. Community collections tend to be resource intensive and can involve costly logistics whilst transporting goods through many countries can be frustratingly slow. Therefore, we are not supporting local collection points at this time.

A financial donation to one of the organisations below will have an immediate impact and help fund what is most needed on the ground:

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal to help the Ukrainian Red Cross to provide food, medicine, clothing and shelter, as well as first aid training in bomb shelters.
The UNHCR refugee agency is funding emergency shelters, repairs for homes damaged by shelling, emergency cash assistance, psychological support and warm clothing.
UNICEF is helping to ensure families have clean water and food and that child health and protection services continue.
The Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain is fundraising for medicine, food and other essentials.
Save the Children is providing cash assistance, food and other support to refugees crossing into Romanian and Lithuania, as well as in Ukraine itself.
For those who still wish to make a physical donation we understand that Goods for Good are running a Ukraine Appeal and are seeking donations:

Goods for Good Ukraine Appeal

Click on the link above for more information.

Bebras Computing Challenge Competition Results 2021

Back in November lots of our students took part in Bebras, an online logical thinking challenge that is sponsored by Google and Oxford University.  Year 7 competed in the Junior Competition and all of Year 8, along with those Year 9 students who chose Computer Science as a GCSE Option, took part in the Intermediate Competition. 

Due to some Technical issues we’ve just received the results and are so proud to be able to report that:

• 39 of our Year 7, 36 of our Year 8 and 22 of our Year 9 students achieved a MERIT
• 42 of our Year 7, 32 of our Year 8  and 27 of our Year 9 students achieved a DISTINCTION

The following students achieved the GOLD Standard which means that they are within the top 10% of all students who took part across the country, which is a fantastic achievement – well done!

Year 7: Arabella D, Will R, Oliver O, Joel D, Alexandra C, Nathan J, Rebecca M, Sofia D, Henry G, Archie W, Florence C, Reuben K and Jesse G.

Year 8: Lina B, Charlie B, Tycho B, Ted B, Maxton B, Alexander C, Sam C, John D, Oscar D, Jamil E, Jack F, Alexandra H, Isobel J, Joah J, Gabriel K, Anwitha M, Branna M, Alexander M, Izzy P, Martha R, Oliver S, Aiden S, Kaavy S, Veer Sher S, Alex S, Dylan T, Mia T, James T, Hannah W, Lauren W, Jules W and Oscar Y

Year 9: Joanne E, Walt R, Samuel H, Max O, Oscar Q, Alex C, Ruairi A, Becky D, Cuan P, Nathan T, Freddie C, Tom M, Joshua B, Evan W, Harrison L and Logan G.

We would like to extend a big well done to all our students for taking part, a certificate awaits each of them, to be given out in their computing lessons.

Mrs Akhter