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King Henry VIII School
                   Ysgol Brenin Harri’r VIII

                  Outstanding Pupils, Outstanding Opportunities!
                                         “The Sound of Musicals”
                                    Following a string of disappointments when trying to obtain a
                                    license, the KHS production team were forced to write their
                                    own musical! With the script written by Mrs Phillips-Nepean
                                    and the music and orchestral score composed and arranged
                                    by Mr Hunt the school finally had a show! Using the
                                    characters of Elphaba and Glinda from the show “Wicked” as
                                    the lead narrators we followed their story through musical
                                    theatre in a theatrical spin off. The sixty-five strong cast sang
                                    and staged numbers from some of the best loved musicals
                                    including Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar,
                                    Chicago and many more.

                                                                      This year we also included twenty-four primary school pupils
                                                                      from five of our feeder schools. The twenty-four pupils
                                                                      starred in the Matilda scenes and ten of the pupils were also
                                                                      munchkins! One primary school pupil, Gracie Gething played
                                                                      the role of Gretl in all of our ‘Sound of Music’ scenes. She
                                                                      really shone on stage and stole the hearts of the audiences.
                                                                      Every night the theatre was sold out and the cast received a
                                                                      standing ovation for all three performances. They performed
                                                                      a WICKED show!! Thank you to Paul Assinder Photography for the
                                                                      wonderful photos.

                                 Operation Wallacea - Mexico 2017

                                                             King Henry VIII students and staff enjoyed a wonderfully successful
                                                             expedition to Mexico in July. They completed a week in the semi-
                                                             deciduous tropical rainforest gathering data on flora and fauna using
     mist-netting and other techniques, and one week undertaking a PADI dive qualification and studying marine ecology in Akumal
     bay. The students had the experience of a lifetime and would like to thank the school and wider community for their support.
     Operation Wallacea - Dominica 2019
     We are currently planning an expedition to Dominica in July 2019 where we are taking twenty students out to this almost
     pristine island in the Caribbean, lovingly referred to as “The Nature Island”. This will provide the students with a unique
     opportunity to gather data on the flora and fauna for conservation work and also the opportunity to help in research about the
     impacts of hurricanes on Caribbean environments following Hurricane Irma.

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                     Message from the Headteacher, Mrs E Lewis
                          It gives me great pleasure to present our Autumn Newsletter. This gives an overview of the range of
                          activities that took place at the end of the summer term and this term. It has certainly been busy!
                          One of our key themes at KHS is that we strive to deliver high quality learning in lessons but also provide
                          our students with many opportunities out of lessons to develop
                          their wider skills and competencies.
     Over the past six months many of our pupils have engaged in curriculum enrichment
     activities such as visiting the Hay Literary Festival, going on residential visits such as
     Glanllyn, undertaken field work or engaged in community projects such as The
     Phoenix Project with Abergavenny Fire Service.
     Furthermore, many of our students engage in weekly clubs run by staff at lunchtime
     and after school. All these activities allow our students to see more of the wider
     world and start to develop their own ambitions for future learning and the world of
     work. We have also been lucky to engage employers such as Renishaw who have worked with our learners developing not only
     technical knowledge but also their problem solving skills. This year we have enrolled in the Education Engineering Scheme
     Wales.
     Through events such as charity work including Children in Need and our Remembrance
     Service our students are challenged to think about their own contribution towards our local
     and global society. For those students that engaged in Operation Wallacea they were able to
     see first-hand the impact of man’s actions on the environment.
     Sports, drama and music have always been strong at KHS. Last summer we were treated to an
     excellent sports day that was then followed up by the outstanding ‘Sound of Musicals’.
     Engagement in such activities instils confidence in our young students. Across the school, we
     are promoting the ‘Ut Prosim’ award that rewards pupils for engaging in the extra dimension
     we offer at KHS. I ask you to encourage your son or daughter to get Involved so they can
     develop into well rounded resilient learners.
     This term we have continued to forge links with other schools and educational providers. This
     has allowed us to share our best practice but also observe alternative ideas that we have
                                                     brought back to KHS to embed into our own
                                                     learning. We are also a provider for Initial Teacher Training and for Newly
                                                     Qualified Practitioners (pictured left). This allows a significant number of staff
                                                     to be involved in development opportunities again further enhancing their
                                                     own practice.
                                                     In September we were selected by Estyn to be part of a best practice review
                                                     around ‘Teaching and Learning’ and
                                                     ‘Leadership’. We look forward to
                                                     the final report.
     We were delighted with the news that the Welsh Government decided to fund the
     development of a significant new build for the Abergavenny Cluster. We await the
     details of what this means in reality and as soon as we have more detailed
     information, we shall share this with yourselves.
     Lastly can I thank all parents and guardians for your engagement this term, your
     attendance at information events, progress days and parent evenings has been
     excellent and your feedback has always been welcomed. I trust you enjoy reading about the success of all our students in this
     newsletter and look forward to working with you all in the New Year.

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                                                  English and Maths
                                                                                   Scholastic Book Fair
                                                                   The Scholastic fair was once again a resounding success with
                                                                   over £800 worth of books purchased. All the money spent will be
                                                                   converted into rewards which will be used to buy more new
                                                                   books for the library. Thank you to all those who supported the
                                                                   book fair and to the wonderful ‘Book Fair Helpers’ from Year 8
                                                                   and Year 9:- Jamelia Turley, Molly Smith, Cariad Reece, Ella
                                                                   Jones, Alice Chambers, Catrin Jones, Charlie James, Angharad
                                                                   Worsley, Bronwyn Morris, Eleanor Smith, Kian Jones, Christine
                                                                   Taylor, Gethin Jones, Sam Williams and Lloyd Mann.

                                                    Creative Writing Club
                      A new creative writing club has started up for KS3 budding word-smiths! The club is
                      presently open to Year 9 pupils, on a Wednesday lunch-time in Room 301, within the
                      English suite. Mrs Clausen, who has recently joined the department, is only too happy
                      to share her own love of the written word and help to develop the confidence and a
                      ‘give it a go’ attitude with anyone interested in working with their written creativity
                      while exploring new ‘ways-in’ to picking up the pen (or pencil!) Fun is the order of the
                      day, with a relaxed and trusting atmosphere where participants can journal ideas,
                      working with a range of techniques and approaches to creative writing. As Year 9
                      pupil Luke D’Souza Smith commented “Its really pushed my writing forward. I can plan stories much more
     effectively and generate more convincing characters.” There will be opportunities for Year 7 and Year 8 to take part for a block
     of sessions in the new year. Please contact Mrs Clausen (Mondays and Wednesdays) for more information!

                                                    Film Club Experience
                                         Following on from Year 8 pupil Cara Anderson’s successful
                                         film review of “Twilight” in the summer, Into Film visited
                                         KHS in September to run a Film club workshop during
                                         which our film clubbers used ipads to made their own mini
                                         films. Regular film clubber Lara Emberson Year 9
                                         commented “It was an eye opener to the world of film
                                         making”. Thanks must go to Hywel Roberts from Into Film
                                         for giving up his time to visit us. Film Club runs every
    Winner-Cara Anderson with Scarlet-
                                         Tuesday after school in the Library-for more information
    Mae Morgan-Jenkins both Year 8       please ask Mrs Robinson

                                                                                     Saturday School!
                                                                  We had a fantastic session on Saturday, November 11, when the
                                                                  entire maths department came in to run a revision session with
                                                                  Year 11 in preparation for the GCSE examination on the following
                                                                  Monday. The attendance was fantastic, with over three quarters
                                                                  of the year group coming in to work. Huge thanks to them, huge
                                                                  thanks to the maths teachers and huge thanks to the canteen
                                                                  staff for coming in and providing breakfast for everyone!

                                                                           We look forward to seeing the results in January!

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                                Science, Languages and Humanities
                                   Criw Cymraeg
                         As part of our Siarter Iaith: Language
                         Charter to develop bilingualism across the
                         school, a Criw Cymraeg has been elected
     from Year 7 to lead the language charter and further develop
     the Welsh ethos of the school. Pupils have already been
     involved in the launch event on the 5th of December with
     visiting performers Danielle Lewis and Mr Phormiwla. Pupils
     will help create bilingual displays, contribute to newsletters
     and develop the use of incidental Welsh around the school.
     We are really looking forward to seeing the Welsh language
     become more prevalent in our day to day lives. Pob Lwc
     Blwyddyn 7!

     MFL and Welsh Activities
                                                        The MFL and Welsh department put on a variety of activities for Year 10 as
                                                        part of the collapsed timetable at the end of the summer term. These
                                                        included a French quiz, Welsh folk dancing, a Spanish song, recipe writing in
                                                        German, a Welsh treasure hunt and some Latin American dancing such as
                                                        the salsa, rumba, paso doble and flamenco. A big DANKERSHÖN/ MERCI/
                                                        DIOLCH/ GRACIAS to the pupils, the MFL and Welsh staff and Leah-Marie
                                                        from Fitsteps who gave up her time to keep everyone dancing to the
                                                        rhythms! For more info about Fitsteps visit Leah-Marie on Facebook at:
                                                        https://en-gb.facebook.com/fitstepswithleahmarie/

    Religious Education
    This term year 10 have started a brand new GCSE syllabus, looking at the religions of
    Christianity and Hinduism. Currently there is no examination board text book to
    support these options and so a bespoke King Henry VIII School text book has been
    written and printed. We are all very pleased with the results and are looking forward
    to using it with our students. We will keep you posted with the progress of our Unit 2
    book, which will be written to support students when they are in Year 11.

    Welsh Baccalaureate
                                                                                                         Who killed Dr
                                   In the last weeks of the Summer term, Year 9
                                   got to grips with the Skills Challenge                                Jameson?
                                   Certificate, a vital component of the Welsh                         This month has seen the
                                   Baccalaureate. In a fun filled day, including                       grand finale of the ever
                                   problem-solving, creativity, innovation and                         popular    Science topic
                                   communication, students had to create towers                        “Murder Most Foul “. All
                                   with spaghetti and marshmallows and create        of Year 7 will meet the suspects (played by
                                   their own chocolate bar, including pricing ,      Year 12 and 13 drama students) in the hall and
                                   designing and marketing. Now in Year 10,          interrogate them to find out who killed Dr
                                   students are working on Global Citizenship.       Jameson.
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                                         Languages and Humanities
      Glanllyn
      What a blast! Another fantastic trip to Glanllyn residential centre in North Wales for Year 8 pupils this October. Pupils
      enjoyed a huge range of activities including kayaking, raft building, high ropes course, falconry and much much more!

     Geography Field Trip                                                          Homeless Collection
                                                                  An overwhelming number of items were donated to the Welsh
     Year 11 fieldwork took place                                 department in aid of the “Christmas Homeless Appeal” run by the
     earlier this term. They                                      Huggard Group, a charity in Cardiff which supports those on the
     visited the Brecon Beacons                                   margins of society. Head of Department, Mrs R Dickenson
     to undertake a river                                         expressed her gratitude saying: - “It took the whole of my Year 10
     investigation into how flow                                  class to carry it to my car and my car was filled to the brim with
     changes downstream. They                                     items of all kinds.” Thank you to all for your kind donations!
     also spent the day in
     Newport city centre to
     investigate differences in
     shopping environments.

     In December Year 12 and
     Year 13 are visiting a field study centre for three days .
     Year 12 will be in Snowdonia investigating evidence of
     glacial change while Year 13 will be conducting their
     individual investigations in Telford Town Park.

                                                                                    Ypres
                                                                              In July the History and
                                                                            Welsh departments took a
                                                                            group of Year 9 and Year
                                                                            10 pupils to Ypres. During
                                                                             the trip the pupils were
                                                                            moved by the sight of the
                                                                                war memorials and
                                                                              monuments and were
                                                                             astounded by the sheer
                                                                               scale of loss. It was a
                                                                             wonderfully memorable
                                                                                experience for all.

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                                                Technology and IT
                                               Abergavenny Food Festival
                                  Year 10 pupils Hermione Holder and Sean Baldock competed head to
                                  head at the Abergavenny Food Festival to win a place at the next
                                  round of the Rotary Young Chef competition. In front of a packed
                                  audience on the stage at the Market Hall, each prepared a three
                                  course meal to an exceptionally high standard. While both were
                                  commended by the judges, Hermione was pronounced overall winner
      and will go on to represent KHS at Crickhowell in January. Hermione was thrilled to be introduced
      to celebrity chef Tom Kerridge (pictured right) who congratulated her on her Food Festival win
      and asked her about her menu.

     Kahoot!                                                         Brilliant Club
     Year 10 pupils have been busy learning how to use Kahoot!, a
     game based classroom response system, as a technology tool
     to create quizzes, discussions and surveys. Multiple-choice
     questions are projected on the screen and pupils are able to
     answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet or
     computer. They put questions in that would help them revise
     for their ICT exam.

                                                                     In October, twelve Year 9 More Able and Talented (MAT)
                                                                     students visited Cardiff University as part of ‘The Scholars
                                                                     Programme’. The students were shown around the various
                                                                     academic buildings and received a talk on careers and
                                                                     progression into university. They will work alongside a PhD
                                                                     student from Cardiff University completing a STEM project
                                                                     throughout the year.

                                                   Ready Steady Cook
                                             The oven gloves were on as Year 8 battled
                                              it out; Red Team against Green Team at
                                                 the KHS Ready Steady Cook competition.
                                      Both teams produced amazing dishes. It was a very close
                                      competition with the red team the eventual winners-well
                                                        done to both teams!
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                                       Post 16 and School Council
                  Head Girl and Head Boy

       Pictured left to right our new Head girl and Head boy with
       deputies.
                     Falesha Lewis - Deputy
                    Maddie Robertson - Head Girl
                   Morgan Emberson - Head Boy
                     Megan Taylor - Deputy

                                                                    King Henry’s Sixth Form Social!
                                                              Join us on the 14th of December to celebrate Christmas with our Sixth
                                                              Form’s first ever social! The night will start at 7:00 and
                                                              finishes at 12:00, taking place at the Hogs Head - NP7 8TA.
                                     It promises to be an enjoyable evening with a DJ, Chip Stand and Bar! Bring
     along a friend if you wish and join in with the festive fun, we hope to see you there! Tickets are £8 each.

                          Year 12 Engineering Education Scheme Wales

                     Eight Year 12 students are embarking upon an Engineering Challenge this
                     year. They are taking part in the prestigious Engineering Education Scheme Wales
                     (EESW), which is a STEM based initiative backed by the Welsh Assembly
                     Government and other Professional Organisations. The students will be working
                     alongside an experienced Engineer from Associated British Ports Group, which is the UK's leading ports
                     group, it owns and operates twenty-one ports in England, Scotland, and Wales, and handles approximately
     a quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade. They have been given a ‘real life’ engineering problem to solve and will be attending
     workshops in December at Cardiff University to access specialist support and guidance. It is an exciting opportunity for
     them to be a part of the scheme and one which they will find very rewarding.

                                                                        School Council Elections 2017
                                                               School Council elections took place this term with pupils being
                                                               invited to submit an application for consideration before each
                                                               year group were given the opportunity to vote either in
                                                               assemblies or during registration period. With some innovative
                                                               ideas being put forward to encourage voters and some closely
                                                               contested places, the following candidates were elected:-

                                                                   Year 11     Cosmo Bawler and Elizabeth Morgan
                                                                   Year 10     Charlie Aldous and Megan Griffiths
                                                                   Year 9      Angharad Worsley and Zane Davies
                                                                   Year 8      Amelia Jones and Rowan Harris
                                                                   Year 7      Abigail-Jaye Harrington and Thomas Davies

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                                Team Sport and Individual Success
                                                            Individual Sporting
                                                                     Success
                                                         As always KHS pupils have been
                                                         enjoying      some       excellent
                                                         individual sporting successes this
                                                         term. Year 7 pupils Ffion
                                                         Williams and Will Spiers have
                                                         been selected to represent the county in cross-country. Year 8 pupil
                         Dylan Ruck won the World Championship Kick Boxing title for the third time. Record breaker Eliza Atkins
                         Year 11 who is in the Welsh Football squad became the youngest ever player to represent Abergavenny
                         Women Football Club. Year 11 pupils Alex Francis, and Chris Taylor continue to train in the Welsh Hockey
                         squad as does Nell Butler who has already played for Wales.

                                                                                         Year 7 Football Club
                         Basketball Club                                                  Another popular club this term for Year 7
     Are you in Year 7, 8 or 9? Do you fancy playing basketball? Come                     boys and girls is the Football club which
     along to a basketball club run by Katie a sports development officer.   takes place every lunchtime on the MUGA. Run by
     Open to all year groups (trainers only needed for lunchtime but PE      Mr Hollingworth and Sixth Form volunteers it is a
     kit needed for after school). It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played   friendly club suitable for any ability. It starts at
     before or you think you are Lebron James come and give it a go! We      1.20pm. All are welcome and gates are open for
     are located in the gym every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime and         players to join throughout lunch time.
     after school.

                      KHS Dance                                                                 Sports Activities
    A dynamic Dance class with KS3 and KS4 students runs                                 As part of a wide variety of sport
    every Tuesday after school. Students have been                                       activities offered to all Year 7 pupils
    having lots of fun                                                                   during lunchtime in the gym a group of
    working on developing                                                                Sixth form volunteers have been
    a dance motif using a                                                                teaching pupils how to play Atomic
    combination of moves                                                                 rugby which mixes elements of touch,
    from a variety of dance                                                              netball, basketball and rugby together
    styles. Come join us                                                                 to come up with this exciting, high-
    every Tuesday.                                             speed, multi-directional game. It has been a resounding success-
                                                               popular with both pupils and volunteers!
                         Rugby
                          This term KHS rugby boys have played several fixtures against St Julian’s, Ebbw Fawr, Crickhowell and
                          Brecon. We have won seven out of eleven games. A special mention has to be made to all the boys who
                          played in the away fixture at Brecon. It was the worst weather we have ever come across with gale force
                          winds and horizontal rain. IT WAS FREEEZING!!! The boys didn’t moan or complain and just got on with it.
                          The boys’ attitude and determination was outstanding. It has been a great start to the season with much
     more rugby to come after the Christmas break!!
     Congratulations to Year 10 pupils Morgan King, Jack Powell, Joe Cooper and James Watkins on being chosen to play in the first
     two district rugby matches winning both games. Good luck to Dan Lebbon, Tom Welford, Jack Robinson, Kai Lowther and Sam
     Richards, who are also in the district squad this year.

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Remembrance
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                                               Music and Drama
       Remembrance Service
                                 In November Year 8 pupils, the school orchestra and choir along with Canon Soady, led the
                                 school in a very moving Remembrance service. We had a large number of guests and
                                 members of the Governing Body, they were all very impressed with the pupils. Many thanks
                                 to Assistant Head Teacher Mr M Williams, Mr M Hunt, Miss A Price and Year 8 form tutors
                                 for all their hard work in organising the service.
                                 On Sunday morning the school was represented by Head Girl Maddie Robertson, the Head
                                 Teacher Mrs E Lewis and CoGB S Phillips at the Remembrance service in Abergavenny Town
                                 centre. As usual it was lovely to see so many of our pupils representing other organisations.

                                           Music Department Concert
                                     The music department are proud to announce their
               choral/orchestral concert, which will take place on Saturday 10th February featuring
                               the ‘Grieg Piano Concerto, with soloist Mr J Metcalf.
                        Performances of medleys’ from ‘Miss Saigon’ and ‘Les Miserables’,
               accompanied by a professional orchestra. All are welcome to attend this marvellous
                                                       event!

     Abergavenny Borough’s Got Talent
                                                                                          Congratulations to Year 7 pupil
     Congratulations to talented pianist Alice Lang Year 10
                                                                                          Olivia Fisher celebrating first place
     who took first place in the Abergavenny Borough’s Got
                                                                                          in pianoforte solo and second place
     Talent Competition with her stunning performance from
                                                                                          in vocal solo at Cwmdu Eisteddfod
     “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Year 13 pupil Kerrigan
                                                                                          recently. Superb, well done Olivia!
     Heffernan took second place. Well done to all the
     talented KHS pupils who took part - you were amazing!

                                                               10th - 12th July 2018
                                                      The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
                                                 Rehearsals are already underway for our summer production of the
                                                     wonderfully moving Evita based on the life of Eva Peron!!

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                                                           School News
     Aslan? No it’s ASDAN!
     This is the name of the pioneering curriculum development organisation
     offering qualifications that explicitly grow skills for learning, skills for work
     and skills for life. Here in the ALN Department we offer two courses
     ’Certificate of Personal Effectiveness’ Levels 1 or 2 (CoPE) and
     ‘Assessment of Personal Effectiveness’ (AoPE). Both courses are designed
     to help pupils to develop their skills of problem solving, communication,
     research, working with others, self-management and giving presentations.
     It is a course which aims to help young people to achieve the very best
     they can whatever their ability.
     Pictured are Year 10 pupils Mootasem Zawi, Georgina Humphrey and
     Kanisha Richards with their ‘end of module’ certificates.

                                                                             Art
                                                            Congratulations to Year 13 pupil
                                                            Emily Eeles who has been selected
                                                            to exhibit her stunning art-work
                                                            (pictured right) in three prestigious
                                                            exhibitions!
                                                            Year 10 pupils have been exploring
                                                            a range of media resulting in
                                                            beautiful research sheets (pictured
                                                            left) on the artist Françoise Nielly.
                                                            They are exploring everything from
                                                            collage to oil pastels with outstanding results! Meanwhile Year 11 pupils
                                                            have been preparing for their mock GCSE exams by researching L. S. Lowry-
                                                            we wish them every success!

                 Drama Trips
    The Drama department recently visited
    Bristol Old Vic to see Kneehigh’s
    production of “The Tin Drum”. Staff
    and pupils were “blown away” by the
    incredible puppetry. It was a breath-
    taking performance!

                                                               The department also organised a trip
                                                               to take pupils to see “Aladdin” in
                                                               London - look out for our posts on
                                                               Twitter:-
                                                               KHSAbergaveny@Kinghenryschool

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                                                       School News

                                    Selected pupils from Year 8 and Year 9 had five days with the South
                                    Wales Fire Service as part of the Phoenix Project. This project is an
                                    approach to engage with communities and seeks to educate and
                                    inform young people about the hazards associated with fire and the
                                    wider issues surrounding community safety. By exploring and
                                    challenging their own personal limitations through the activities they
                                    undertook throughout the week such as team games, climbing the
                                    fire tower and using the hoses, the pupils learned to improve their
                                    social skills, think more independently and also think about others
                                    around them. This process revealed hidden qualities that previously
                                    have never had the opportunity to be brought to the surface. We
                                    uncovered confident leaders, considerate individuals, sharp minds
                                    and articulate thinkers! Well done to all pupils involved.

                               Children In Need
     A fantastic day was had by all at King Henry VIII School. Pupils engaged in a
     range of activities including a talent showcase, football tournament, cake                  Gwent N-Gage
     sale, photography booth and movie hour. The day began with an act of
                                                                                       A group of KHS pupils joined young people
     collective worship led by Mrs J Wilkie, Deputy Headteacher which focused
                                                                                       from across the region to show their
     on their responsibility to help those less fortunate than themselves and how
                                                                                       support at the launch of a new Gwent N-
     they could help contribute towards Children in Need. Pupils wore non-
                                                                                       Gage Service offering support to young
     school uniform and raised £738.00. Additional activities during the
                                                                                       people under the age of eighteen affected
     afternoon took the figure to an amazing £1346. Well done KHS!!
                                                                                       by alcohol or substance abuse.

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                         Clubs, Societies and Parent Information
                  Dates for the Diary                                Lunchtime and After School Clubs
                                                                                        LUNCHTIME              AFTER SCHOOL
       22 December 2017           End of Term (1.30pm)
                                                                     MONDAY        Orchestra               Boxing Y7-13
       04-10 January 2018         Ski Trip
                                                                                   Christian Union         Football Y7
       08 January 2018            INSET (School Closed)
                                                                                   Dungeons &              Netball Y7
       09 January 2018            Start of new term
                                                                                   Dragons Y7-9            Netball Y10
       11 January 2018            Awards Evening
                                                                                   Girls Rugby Y7-9        Study Skills Y10-13
       18 January 2018            Post 16 Open Evening
                                                                                   Sport Activities Y7     Business Studies
       01 February 2018           Y10 Parents’ Evening
                                                                                   Football Y7             Y10,11
       10 February 2018           Music Department Concert
                                                                                                           HW Club Y7-9
       15 February 2018           Careers fayre
                                                                                                           Rugby Y8 ,9
       19–23 February 2018        Half Term
                                                                                                           GCSE Revision Y11
                                                                     TUESDAY       Business Studies        HW Club Y7-9
        KS3 Homework Club             KS4 Study Skills Club                        Y10,11                  Study Skills Y10-13
                                                                                   Full Choir              Resistant Materials
        Mon, Wed and Thurs                 Mon to Thurs                            Warhammer Club          CAT Club Y11
                                                                                   Basketball Y7-9         Film Club Y7-9
           School Library              Sixth Form Resource                         English Club            Netball Y8
                                                                                   Drama Rehearsal Y11     Basketball Y7-9
          Tues in Rm 224                        Area                               Maths Challenge club    Dance & Fitness Y7-9
                                                                                   Girls Football Y7-9     Football Y8,9
         3.15pm - 4.15pm                 3.15pm – 4.15pm                           Gymnastics Y10,11       Rugby Y7
                                                                                   Sport Activities Y7
                                                                   WEDNESDAY Maths Club                    HW Club Y7-9
                                                                             Health & Social Care          Study Skills Y10-13
                      Communication                                          Chess Club Y7-9               STEM Club Y9
                                                                             Cross Country                 Netball Y9
        To help us to improve school communications please
                                                                             Football Y7 (Astro)           Basketball Y7-9
        ensure we have an accurate email address from every
                                                                             Basketball Y7                 Hockey Y7-9
                  parent with a pupil in the school.
                                                                             Rugby Y10                     Rugby Y10,11
                                                                             Creative Writing Y9           ABRSM Music
                                                                                                           Theory grade 1-5
                      Follow us on ‘Twitter’:-
                KHS Abergavenny@Kinghenryschool                     THURSDAY       Junior Choir Y7-9       HW Club Y7-9
                                                                                   Senior Choir Y10-13     Study Skills Y10-13
                                                                                   Boys Choir Y7           Girls Badminton Y7,8
       Please make every effort to check out our website. This                     Library Ambassadors     Football Y10,11
              holds key information about our school:-                             Y8,9                    Basketball Y7-9
                  www.kinghenryviiischool.co.uk                                    Sport Activities Y7
            School Email:- info@khs.schoolsedu.org.uk                              Basketball Y8
                                                                                   Drama Y7,8
                                                                      FRIDAY       Wind Band
                                                                                   Science Catch-up
                                                                                   Football Y9
                                                                                   Basketball Y9
                                                                                   Languages Club Y7-9
                                                                                   Sport Activities Y7

         Lunchtime and After School Sports. Please ask the                                  PTCA
        Leisure Centre/PE Department for further details or      If you are able to help the PTCA either regularly or occasionally
                  check out our plasma screens.
                                                                   then please contact Sacha Corrado (School Support Officer)
                                                                                         on 01873 735373.

‘Respecting tradition, embracing the future’                                          ‘Parchu traddodiad, camu’n hyderus I’r
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