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December 2023

SHV Maths Bright Sparks

18 Dec 2023
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Last Friday, a group of fantastic Year 9 mathematicians attended their first ‘Bright Sparks’ trip where they learned how to use Gauss’ formula to calculate the sum of terms in an Arithmetic or Geometric sequence. This is the first of three sessions that will...
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Army STEM Workshop

18 Dec 2023
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Last week Year 7 were in Army workshops with a focus on disaster relief. They looked at the full range of jobs that the army provides, including search and rescue. Using Lego spike robots they designed, built and coded robots to find and rescue victims.
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A Festive Thank you

13 Dec 2023
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From Monday, to get into the Christmas spirit, we have been raising money for charity through our ‘Thank You Candy Canes’. Our student council has been going from class to class every morning during form time selling these festive treats. They are £1 for staff and 50p for...
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The Big Book Buzz

13 Dec 2023
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Last week Year 7 and 8 received their very own book as a gift from the school through the Book Trust ‘Bookbuzz’ programme. This year we’re encouraging students to use their Bookbuzz book to take part in a sponsored read-a-thon for the charity Read for Good. Read...
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Christmas Jumper Day 2023

11 Dec 2023
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We once again took part in Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day. Pupils were asked to attend school wearing a suitably seasonal jumper alongside their usual school uniform. Thank you to everyone that got into the festive spirit and took part, helping us raise awareness...
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DesignLab in London

11 Dec 2023
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As part of the DesignLab Nation trip students visited London and the V&A. Students explored the Fashion, Ceramic and Design departments to gain inspiration for their product inspired by Sowerby Glass. Students got involved in a variety of drawing exercises and even got the...
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Introducing: SHV Stay Connected

06 Dec 2023
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We have launched a new system to allow us to stay in touch with students once they have left our school. This is called an alumni network. You will receive further information about this at school events. In the meantime if you have any children, family members (even yourself)...
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CSI: Sandhill

06 Dec 2023
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Last Wednesday saw the final meeting with the student mentors. The group of Year 10s were also treated as part of the ‘STEM Like Us’ programme to a forensic science workshop where they got to work in teams to compete, not only against each other but against other...
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GCSE Certificate Collection

04 Dec 2023
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Year 11 2023 leavers can now collect their GCSE certificates from our school office. Office opening hours are between 8:00am and 4:00pm.
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Students Cook Up Wholesome Harvest Food

04 Dec 2023
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Last week Year 9 students used produce from the school garden to make soups and muffins in their technology lessons. We used pumpkin, onions, potatoes and leeks to make pumpkin soup, leek & potato soup and pumpkin & raisin muffins. You can see photos of some of their...
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Christmas Card Competition Winners 2023

04 Dec 2023
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Well done to: Abigail Kuppamadathil (Year 7), who won our art competition to create this year’s official academy Christmas card. Abigail impressed the judges with an elaborate layered and cut out composition that folded to create a reflective festive scene. Well done Abigail, the...
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Stargazing Students

04 Dec 2023
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Last Thursday we welcomed staff from Kielder Observatory to introduce their Astrophotography course to the Year 10s. As part of the course other students from across the school were invited to experience the planetarium, where the students were treated to a tour of the night sky...
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