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ISSUE 11: 23/04/2021
Dear Students, Parents, Staff and Governors,
When I reflect on this week, I have been delighted to observe how well our Year 11’s have conducted themselves in
preparing and completing another round of assessments. Their positive attitude has been affectious throughout
the school and their hard work will no doubt be acknowledged when they receive their GCSE’s results this summer.
I would like to wish our Year 13 students the very best of luck for their forthcoming assessments which start next
week. They are ideal role models when it comes to independent learning and I have every confidence that the next
two weeks will allow them to continue to showcase their knowledge, skills and dedication as they complete their
last formal assessments after 13 years of education.
This week we start the process of electing the next Student Leadership Team. This is an important team that will
help continue to improve NBS and also be voice of the student body.
The current Student Leadership Team have been incredibly
supportive in their term of office and although many of their
ideas have not come to fruition due to the pandemic, they have
been determined to finish the year of in true style and make an
impact as they prepare for our KISS week which will now take
place in July.
Once the election process is complete there will be a feature in
NBS NOW introducing the new student leadership team and
acknowledging the contributions from the outgoing team.
Finally, next week to ensure we protect the NBS integrity we will
be conducting a uniform and appearance check on all of our
students in line with our policy (this can be found in your childs
Communication Book). Please ensure your child arrives to
school dressed appropriately. We will indeed be acknowledging
our best dressed students with House Points as well giving
additional ‘wardrobe guidance’ in the form of an hour detention
for those students who need the extra time to get it right.
Please support us in our quest to remind our students of our
expectations.
On behalf of the staff I just want to thank you for the constant support you give this school community and I
hope you enjoy the clement weather this weekend.
God Bless and Stay Safe,
Mr Declan Linnane
NBS Extra Curricular Activities Now
Sporting Activities
Time Location Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Gym Basketball Y7 Basketball Y8 Basketball Y9 Basketball Y10
Lunch
1.10-1.40
Athletics Track Track Track Track Track
Field Field Field Field Field Field
Rounders Rounders Rounders Rounders Rounders Rounders
Cricket
High Athletics Athletics
Performance (Y7-9) (Y7-9)
Group
(Invited pupils)
Afterschool Field Athletics Athletics Athletics Break-Speed
3.30-4.30 (Year 7&8) (Year 9&10) (Year 7&8) Running
Club
Tennis Cricket Rounders (All years)
(Year 9 & 10) (All years) (All years)
Collection points: Yr7 Playground, Year 8 Trinity, Year 9 Playground
County Athletics
Year Date Venue
8+10 Monday 17th May St Albans – Westmister Lodge, AL1
2DL
8+10 Monday 24th May Hemel Hempstead – Jarman Park, HP2
4JS
8+10 Wednesday 9th June St Albans - Westmister Lodge, AL1 2DL
8+10 Monday 14th June St Albans - Westmister Lodge, AL1 2DL
District athletics
Year Date Venue
7+9 Wednesday 19th May St Albans Westmister Lodge, AL1 2DL
7+9 Tuesday 25th May St Albans Westmister Lodge, AL1 2DL
For any queries please email Mr Tominey tomineym@nbs.herts.sch.uk
Year Group Who When Where Collection Point Lead contact
10 Year 10 Art group Every Wed 3:15- Art Room 1 Main car park Mr P Hearn
only 4:30
11 Year 11 Art group Every Thurs 3:15- Art Room 1 Main car park Mr P Hearn
only 4:30
ParentMail Update
You may have noticed that our on-line communication platform has
been rebranded and is now known as 'IRIS ParentMail' We use IRIS
ParentMail for all school email communications, texts, forms, absences
and financial transactions. You can login via the link from the home
page on the school website, by going to www.parentmail.co.uk or by
downloading the App onto your smart phones or tablets.
Payments for school dinners can be made through the ‘Accounts’ tab and other payments through
‘Payments’, look for the ‘to pay’ and ‘shop’ tabs at the bottom of the screen.
Absence - you are able to notify the school of your child’s absence using the ‘Notify Absence’ tab from
the drop-down menu. The school must be notified of all absences by 9am in accordance with our
Absence Policy.
Forms - to save paperwork being ‘lost’ between school and home, all consent forms and information
collection will be collected through the ‘Forms’ tab.
Please ensure that you inform the school immediately if you change your mobile number and/or email
address or if you are experiencing any difficulties with IRIS ParentMail and we can help to resolve any
issues.
Free courses from
the OLLIE
Foundation
Since they launched in 2016, The OLLIE Foundation has gone from strength to strength supporting
young people and students with mental health well-being. Based in St Albans, they regularly run free
online courses for students aged 12+ and upwards. Their next free course they are running is 'Goal
Setting' on Thursday 27th May, 6.30pm. This is a workshop with guided practice – participants will
learn step-by-step processes for planning how to reach one’s goals. Setting goals provides both short
and long-term motivation and focuses knowledge gathering. It helps to organise both time and
resources so that you can eliminate distraction and make the very most of opportunities around you.
Full course information and booking details can be found by following the link
https://theolliefoundation.org/event/goal-setting-mixed-session-for-all-9/2021-05-27/
NBS CAREERS NOW
St George’s University of London Webinar: Studying at a small & specialist University
We are delighted to invite students to join us for our ‘Studying at a small & specialist University’ webinar on Wednesday
28th April, 4pm – 4:45pm. This webinar is designed for year 12 students who are starting to consider their Higher
Education options.
In this talk we will explore university life and the type of degree choices available, we’ll take a look at UCAS and the
application system, and consider the benefits of studying at a small & specialist university, such as St George’s, University
of London, before hearing from current students as they share their experience of studying with us. We welcome questions
from your students during this live event, on hand will be our dedicated team to answer questions via our Q&A chat
function.
You and your students can students can register for this event here –
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8953955818120787728?source=Cat+D
Summer Career Experiences with
InvestIN
As COVID restrictions wind down, InvestIN
are busy preparing to give students some
truly unique in-person summer experiences
in 12 of the world’s most exciting careers:
try hacking a Tesla with cyber experts;
attend a sports psychology session at
Chelsea FC; or even trade the markets with
bankers at the top of an iconic London University of Hertfordshire
skyscraper.
We’re continuing to add to our programme of live
sessions. Join us virtually to have your questions
To find out more and register click here. about university answered, and be inspired
through our upcoming taster lectures, industry
talks and masterclasses.
These live sessions are a great way to get a feel
for what it would be like to study the subject at
university. Also, attending these sessions can be
used to showcase your enthusiasm for a subject,
when it comes to your personal statement.
Find out more and book your place click here.
Nicholas
Breakspear
Catholic
School RSE
update
After our consultation with parents last term, we are now launching our “Life to the
Full” RSE curriculum.
You previously received log in details for the Ten:Ten website that we will be using and
you can see the resources there.
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/your-subscriptions/
We have received great feedback from students and parents alike so far.
Here is a reminder of the log-in details:
Username
breakspear-al4
Password
adrian-pope
Parent Portal
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal/
Good Quality Second Hand PE KIT Needed
Thank you for all your kind donations of good quality second hand
uniform.
We are now solely in need of PE kits. If you are able to donate any items
please email Ms King at kingm@nbs.herts.sch.uk.
Reminder
Please note that we are unable to accept any forgotten items at
reception – this includes packed lunches. We are also not allowing
visitors into school unless invited by a member of staff. Where
possible we will be using MS Teams or Zoom for meetings.
In addition, if you are collecting your child from school or are
invited onto the premises, we ask that you please wear a face
covering at all times.
Thank you for your co-operation.
How to contact us
If you have a general enquiry please
email admin@nbs.herts.sch.uk or
click here to find staff contact
details. We are always happy to help
and all enquiries will be actioned
within 2 working days.
Please call our main reception on
01727 860 079 if you need to speak
to someone urgently.
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