This year's Take Your Child to Work Day for Year 8s has been another success, with most of our students out experiencing a work day yesterday across a huge range of settings, as you can see from the photos sent in. 

Students who didn't go into a workplace still gained fun hands-on experience, first with Airbus visiting us in school and then with an outing to Sky Studios at Elstree. 

Airbus ran a workshop where students had to craft a satellite that could launch its payload (a raw egg) into orbit successfully and within budget!

And at Sky our students had a go at making short films as well as seeing behind the scenes of TV production. 

Thank you to all families and organisations who were able to support TYCTWD!

Our annual Science Fair took place just before we broke up for Easter, where Years 7 & 8 are invited to carry out a scientific investigation or present a scientific idea in teams of up to four. We had some interesting projects based around this year's theme of 'Change and Adapt', from a record 153 entrants across more than 40 teams. Very well done all for taking part in the competition and having a go.

So the overall winners were...

• 3rd place - AAA Batteries: Annie, Ariana, Athena - project on cancer cells
• 2nd place - Contagious Crew: Emma P, Emma H, Eleanor, Emily - project on virus adaptations
• Winners - Sea Speed: Silvia and Thea - a fantastic experimental project comparing boat designs
• Out of our primary school entrants, the winner was 'The Survivors' by Mary Exton pupils, who looked at the adaptation of microbes according to climate temperature.

Also right at the end of last term, there were two brilliant achievements in sports from our Years 10 & 11!

The Athletics team were invited to compete at the Lee Valley Stadium against the best schools in the county, and after some incredible performances came away as winners!

And in Futsal, after working very hard all season, the HGS team finished 3rd at the county finals, with Olivia awarded a very well-deserved Player of the Tournament.

Congratulations to you all!       
 

Educake for parents/carers

Your child has access to a platform called Educake for Science. It lets them log in from any device to complete their homework or revise independently for exams. Here's a 3-minute overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5GEZV6-23k

And here's a more detailed look at how students can use Educake to support their GCSE revision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1HKG-BV9zc

If your child has forgotten their login details they just need to ask one of their Science teachers. 

A few years ago our then Head Girl, Ellie Swanton, set up the Pride of HGS Awards as a means of recognising the amazing work that Sixth Form students do both inside and outside school. There are three categories students can be nominated for:

Charity: Someone who has been working to support a charity, in or out of school. This can be through fundraising, volunteering or any other relevant activity.

Community: Someone who has given their time to support the local community or a local community group, inside or outside school.

Selflessness: Someone who has given their time or efforts selflessly to help others. This could be someone that has supported an individual, or can always be relied upon in any situation to give their time and energy.

Anyone can nominate a student. It can be someone outside of school, a friend, a parent or a teacher. 

Nominations will close in the first part of the Summer term. The overall winner will be presented with the shield.

To nominate a student please use this link: ttps://forms.gle/sxxvTKPoM2S5PWEq9

We look forward to reading your nominations!

The Government has created a channel for young people to get involved in developing the national youth strategy - read the Government statement

Young people are encouraged to complete this survey  

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What is offered by
Services for Young People?

Hertfordshire Services for Young People deliver a range of youth work projects for young people aged 11-17 (up to 25 for care leavers and those with SEND), in young people’s centres and other community venues in all districts of Herts.

They are committed to giving young people high-quality opportunities to learn life skills and excel in their personal and social development. They also aim to address issues at the earliest opportunity to give young people the best chance to thrive, have a voice in their community, reach their potential and make a successful transition to adulthood.

•  Free confidential helpline on 0808 800 2222
•  Email us for support at askus@familylives.org.uk
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•  Face to face support groups and workshops
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