SHARING THE DETAIL AND THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH OUR COMMUNITY
Issue 120
March 2017
Week 2
Headteacher’s Message
Feeling Good week
This week we have been asked to
participate in a health survey of young
people.
We had a very successful week of
activities for Feeling good week. The
designs for our ‘Room in Mind’/Young
Carers Room display were so good that
we have now chosen two designs as
winners and two as runners up. These will
be announced at the KS3 and KS4
assemblies in March. All designs will be
displayed in the room itself.
National Health England want to find out
about children and young peoples
experience of GP services in their local
areas. Sir Frederic Osborn School has been
approached to offer a random sample of
children and young people between the
ages of 11 and 18 who will complete a
questionnaire about their experiences of
seeing a GP. The questionnaire will be
completed during form time and all the
information is anonymous. Once completed,
we will have the satisfaction of participating
in this national survey and we can view the
results of it.
At the KS3 and KS4 assemblies students
from Year 11 will present what they
learned from the launch of the’ Health for
Teens’ website event. We will also have
Suki Dowsett, our school nurse to talk
about the new ‘Text a School Nurse’
facility linked to this new site. This texting
facility allows young people to access
self-help for all types of health issues
A big well done goes to all the Year 7 including mental and emotional health.
students who have just been recognised for Please can I remind you all that all the
their positive behaviour since they joined our links to these sites can be found on our
school. Miss S Vaughan was delighted to tell school website via the home page.
us that over 60 students have produced
exemplary behaviour records. We obviously The students have put a lot of effort into
want to recognise their positive attitude and Feeling Good Week and have said that
approach to learning and they will be they really enjoyed the activities. The
rewarded appropriately.
winners of the design activity will be
announced in this publication after the
This is further confirmation of the huge assemblies have taken place.
commitment students put into their studies
and it’s no surprise that we are seeing
applications for a school place at Sir
Frederic Osborn’s rising.
Please do enjoy reading this edition of
Insight.
Jed Whelan
Headteacher
Word of the week
Abundance (noun)
Definition: A
something.
very
large
quantity
of
Example of use: There is an abundance of
flowers in the bouquet.
Synonyms: plethora, profusion, plenty.
Sir Frederic Osborn School Insight Newsletter 3rd March 2017
Miss S Akers
Safeguarding Officer/DSP and Mental
Health Lead
Please see page 2 of this weeks Insight
for some more photos from our Feeling
Good Week.
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More photos from Feeling Good
Week
Drama News
Hawthorne Theatre Trip
‘Last week the Year 12 and 13 students were given
the chance to spend the morning at the Hawthorne
Theatre where we learnt about the backstage roles
behind the theatre. We were lead through a talk from
the marketing and technical manager about what
their job consists of and how they help out with the
many jobs involved with organising a production. The
experience was very interesting as we could see
what goes into putting on a professional performance
and how the role of actor is so much more than just
learning lines and performing on stage. We left with
lots of valuable information which was very useful
and gave us a further insight into the industry. A big
thanks to Miss Standage for organising this fantastic
opportunity!’
By Sian Legg Year 12
Frantic Assembly Workshop
Disability Awareness
At school this week, we have taken some time to
reflect on disability awareness. The students have
watched a video during form time and have discussed
the impact that words and actions can have on
others. It would be great if these conversations can
be continued in the home environment.
‘Last week I took part in the Frantic Assembly
workshop, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It developed
my physical Drama skills further by taking part in
physical and energetic warm-ups. My favourite
moment of the workshop was doing the lifts. I myself
was not very confident to begin with but after a few
attempts I was able to do them without an issue. The
workshop helped our Drama group to create ideas
for our upcoming Drama production ‘Pool (No
Water)’ which is a physical piece of Drama.’
By Adam Mansell, 12D.
You can view the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2PIizndq-g
We are really excited about upcoming performances
by our GCSE and BTEC students. Performance
dates will be communicated in future issues of
Insight.
Mrs J Spence
Year 8 and 9 Director of Learning
Miss S Standage and Mrs C Enstone-Frisch
Teachers of Drama
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IMPORTANT—School Uniform and
Appearance
Please be reminded of the school rules regarding
school uniform and the general appearance of
students whilst at school.
School Uniform
All students in Years 7 to 11 wear school uniform.
This is to encourage a sense of pride in Sir Frederic
Osborn School, discourage competition over dress
and prevent students from wearing unsuitable clothes
to school. We ask that ALL items are clearly labelled
with the student’s name. In deciding on the style of
Uniform the cost, availability and ease of regulation
were very much in our minds.
General Appearance
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Students should look smart, clean and tidy at
all times.
Shirts must be tucked in at all times with top
button done up.
Hair must be a natural colour and no extreme
hair styles are acceptable.
Make-up and nail varnish is not to be worn by
any student in school. Students will be required
to remove make-up and nail varnish.
On the grounds of health & safety, students
must not wear any other jewellery, except for a
watch. However, students who have pierced
ears may wear one small stud (no sleepers) in
each ear, but these must be removed for all
PE lessons. NO other body piercings e.g nose
studs or earrings designed to stretch the ear
lobe are allowed.
Should students wear
jewellery this will be confiscated and placed in
the school safe until the end of term.
Tie and Blazer must be worn on site
NB: HOODIES/RETRO-STYLE SPORTS JACKETS,
TRAINERS, PLIMSOLLS AND BOOTS WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED AND WILL BE CONFISCATED IF
WORN
Boys
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Black shoes
Plain black or white ankle socks
Plain black trousers
White shirt with stiff collar (long or short
sleeved)
Maroon
sweater
with
school
logo
(recommended)
Black blazer with school badge
School tie: KS3 maroon + white stripes
KS4 plain maroon
Girls
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Black shoes
Plain black or white ankle socks (no frills/
lace, trainer or knee high socks)
Plain black tights
Plain black skirt which must be worn to the
knee or plain black tailored trousers (not
jeggings/leggings)
White shirt with stiff collar (long & short
sleeved)
Maroon
sweater
with
school
logo
(recommended)
Black blazer with school badge
School tie: KS3 maroon + white stripes
KS4 plain maroon
Please note: Students will be sent home to change if
they are inappropriately dressed or placed in the
RLC.
Attendance & Attainment
We want your child’s life to be a success! We are
sure that as a parent you want exactly the same
things for your child. How can we work together
and make it
happen?
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Children should come to school every day. Our
school’s attendance target is 96% but children
should always aim for 100%
We WANT children to learn so that they have
the opportunity to go to college or university,
take up an apprenticeship/training and find a
good job.
If your child is not in school, missing odd days
he/she is falling behind and it’s harder to catch
up with school work.
If your child is genuinely ill please provide the
school with a note so that the absence can be
authorised. Please ensure you ring the school
in the morning to inform us of the absence.
Please try wherever possible to book medical
appointments outside of school hours. If the
appointment has to be during the school day
please send your child to school before and
after the appointment where possible.
If you are having problems getting your child to
school please talk to us.
If your child takes one day off every week, at
the end of the school year it will give a total of
nearly 8 weeks off school!
Alongside attendance is punctuality. It is imperative
that your child is punctual to school. Registration in
the morning is 8.30am therefore your child needs to
be lined up outside their Form Room at 8.30am and
not arriving to school at this time. The back gate will
be locked at 8.30am every morning; if your child uses
this entrance please ensure that they leave for school
in plenty of time so they arrive before the gates are
locked.
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Sixth Form Focus
A reminder about Sixth Form procedures:
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The Sixth Form day starts at 8.30am and
finishes at 3.30pm.
Students need to sign-in for both registration
and private study.
Students need to sign out when going off-site,
and sign back in upon their return.
The school needs to be notified of any
unplanned student absence as soon as
possible.
Medical/dentist appointments should be made
after school, unless prior permission has been
given by the Head of Sixth Form.
Dress code: no jeans, trainers, leggings,
t-shirts, vest tops or polo shirts. A full dress
code can be found on the school website: http://
www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/files/sixth%20form/
We_are_6th_Form.pdf
ID badges must be worn and be visible when
on the school site (this includes when at the
other Consortium schools).
In an effort to further encourage a successful and
purposeful Sixth Form learning environment for all our
students, we will be issuing detentions (3.30-5.30pm)
to those students who repeatedly refuse to adhere to
the our Sixth Form code of conduct. For example:
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failure to arrive to school/lessons on time
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dress code infringements
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failure to sign in/out
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inappropriate behaviour
Sunday 5 March
The QS World University Tour takes place on the 5th
March between 1.30pm and 5.30pm at the Central
Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, London SW1H 9NH.
Meet with over 30 universities from the UK and
abroad and explore your study options. For
undergraduate information visit:
https://www.topuniversities.com/events/qs-worlduniversity-tour/europe/london
Wednesday 15 March
Year 12 visit to Brunel University Uxbridge. As well as
visiting the Russell Groups University, students will
be able to speak to representatives from many of the
UK’s top universities. The cost of this visit is £6 per
student.
Wednesday 15 March
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales are hosting a Parents’ Evening at University of
Hertfordshire between 5.30pm and 7pm. This is open
to parents and children from all local schools and
colleges. Attendees will have an opportunity to
network and hear about school leaver and graduate
opportunities about the various routes into chartered
accountancy from local and national employers from
several financial institutions.
You can find out more and register for free at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/icaew-parents-evening
-hatfield-tickets-28918787873
Year 12 Work Experience
These detentions will be with the Head of Sixth Form
and both students and parents will be informed of the
date.
All Year 12 students need to inform Ms S Minoughan
of where they would like to do their work experience
by Friday 10 March.
Student Finance Applications
Ms S Minoughan
Head of Sixth Form
Student Finance applications for 2017-18 are now
open. Visit www.gov.uk/studentfinance for more
information.
Centenary Photography Competition
The theme for the Centenary Photography
Competition is ‘street life photography day/night’. The
closing date for the competition is 31 March 2017.
Any students interested in entering should see the
Head of Sixth for further information.
Car and Mopeds
Sixth Form students wishing to park their cars/
mopeds at school need to complete a Student Vehicle
application form in order to obtain a parking pass.
Form are available from the Head of Sixth Form.
Sir Frederic Osborn Sensory Garden
Project
If you’re shopping in Waitrose, Welwyn Garden City
then please put your green token into the Sir Frederic
Osborn Sensory Garden Project collection box. Our
Nurture group is one of three community groups that
shoppers can choose to raise money for this week.
Waitrose will then
donate money to each
one depending on how
many tokens are
collected.
Mrs K Jones
SENCO
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Exams Office News – Important
Dates
Year 11 English and Maths Pre Public exam
timetables have been issued to all students.
Exams will take place between Monday 20th March
and Friday 24th March.
Visit the school website for more information:
http://www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/about-us/examoffice
Mrs E Kelly
Exams Officer
School Vacancy
The school is recruiting to fill the following vacancy:
Litter Picker—10 hours per week
Please see the school website for detailed
information:
http://www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/vacancies
PERFORMING ARTS TRIP TO NEW
YORK
If you were unable to attend the information evening
regarding the Drama Departments trip to New York in
July 2018; Miss S Standage will be able to email you
the presentation or discuss the trip with you in more
detail.
Please contact Miss S Standage on:
[email protected]
Miss S Standage
Subject Leader for Drama
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Leadership Academy Update
Level 2 Indoor Athletics Competition Year 7
A busy day was had at Sir Frederic Osborn School on
Thursday 23rd February. In the morning we hosted
our annual Young Ambassador Day where Primary
School leaders developed their leadership skills when
they led different sporting activities with the help of
Year 9 Silver Ambassadors. This was a fantastic
event, enjoyed by all!
In the afternoon we hosted the Year 7 Indoor Athletics
Level 2 Inter School Competition. Our Year 7 team
performed excellently with the Boys team finishing
runners up, only 10 points from first placed
Stanborough School. Highlights from the boy’s team
include Joseph Glenville’s 6 lap race and the relay
team, as well as fantastic results in the field events.
The girl’s team were also brilliant, with fantastic
individual results on the field events, including Speed
Bounce. Highlights include the girls relay team
working so well as a team. Well done to all our Year 7
students who were involved, you have done us proud!
The Leadership Academy provided leaders for the
event, all of whom were looking extremely smart
wearing their new Welwyn, Hatfield Partnership
t-shirts. The leaders timed races, managed our Sir
Frederic Osborn team and led different field events
including counting Speed Bounce, scoring Standing
Triple Jump and calculating the height in Vertical
Jump.
Well done to all of the leaders, who have once again
proved a true asset to the school, representing us
superbly. Thank you and a HUGE well done to Mrs M
Salter, School Games Organiser, Mr G Edge and the
Welwyn, Hatfield Apprentices!
Gym and Dance Display 2017
Sir Frederic Osborn School and the Leadership
Academy, along with the PE Department are pleased
to announce that the first Gym and Dance display in 4
years will be hosted in Osborn Hall this month. The
‘all singing, all dancing’ display will contain talent from
across the 5 year groups of our school, with a variety
of dance and gym selections.
I can officially announce the Gym and Dance Display
is on Wednesday 29th March, starting at 6pm. An
interform edition of the display will take place on
Monday 20th March during Period 4 in the Sports
Hall. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to
show case their different talents in the two events. If
students have anything that they would like to enter in
the Gym and Dance Display, they must see Miss G
Ward, Mr G Edge or Regan Carolan. Students who
want to take part in the interform competition need to
sign the sign-up sheet in the Sports Hall!
*BRAND NEW CLUB* Football Challenges
We are extremely excited to offer a brand new club at
Sir Frederic Osborn School. Mr G Edge, from the PE
Department is running a brand new ‘Football Skills’
club. This club will take place on a Week 2 Friday
lunchtime, on the All Weather Pitch, or in the Sports
Hall depending on the weather. The club will feature a
varied range of football challenges. Students are
reminded they must wear trainers or football boots for
the club, in order to perform to their full potential and
must wear appropriate clothing.
We feel this club is a fantastic opportunity for students
who like the sport, but do not like playing it
competitively. The club is available for all abilities,
meaning all students can enjoy it. Why not challenge
some of your friends, or someone from another year?
Maybe you can take on a teacher from the PE
Department!
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Regan Carolan
Head of the Leadership Academy
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
New to Sir Frederic Osborn School - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
A martial art that shows you how to control an opponent
using pressure or submission techniques using
takedowns and groundwork.
Classes are on Wednesdays in the Attimore Hall,
6-7pm for children, 7-8.30pm for adults.
Your first lesson is FREE, call 07804 593170 for more
information.
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2017/2018 Term dates
Please find the term dates for the Academic Year
2017/2018. These can also be found on the school
website. http://www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/files/2017__2018_Term_Dates_Version_2.pdf
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Sports Centre Update
Easter Pay and Play
We have just finished an incredible February half
term here at Sir Frederic Osborn Sports Centre! We
had over 600 hours of children playing various
different sport throughout our Pay and Play
Programmes this week. This was accumulated by a
combined amount of 273 kids from both the 5-14
and 11-18 programmes. We are already excited for
the 9 days of Easter Pay and Play coming up! This
will take place for two weeks; Monday 3rd - Friday
7th and Monday 10th – Thursday 13th April. Please
see posters for full details or contact us via email:
[email protected]
Friday Pay and Play
Our award winning programme continues here at
Sir Frederic Osborn Sports Centre every Friday.
Over the last few weeks we have entertained many
11-18 year olds playing a variety of different Sports.
Every Friday during term time we welcome you to
use our state of the art facilities from 4-8pm. You
can use the Sports Hall, All Weather Pitch and
Dance Studio for various Sports.
The cost for one hours play is just £1 for a Sir
Frederic Osborn student, £2 for all other students
(school, college & university) or £3 for a
non-student who must be accompanied by a
student with Valid ID. Don't forget we also have a
loyalty card that gives you two free hours when
purchasing ten hours!
We also have Pay and Play availability over the
weekend but we would advise calling ahead on
01707 351352 to avoid disappointment. Please do
not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Street Surfing
We had another fantastic Street Surfing session on
Saturday 25th February with 7 children
participating. The next session takes place on
Saturday 18th March from 11:00-12:30pm.
The price of the session is just £4 or £7 for 2
siblings. We supply the surfers and safety
equipment!
To book please contact
[email protected] or simply turn
up!
Mr S Harte
Sports Centre Manager
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IMPORTANT REMINDER
Schools Closure Notification
System - Parent Registration
Parents/Carers are invited to sign up to receive
messages via the Schools Closure Notification
System, which is run through Hertfordshire County
Council.
We are delighted that more than 280 parents have
signed up for this valuable service. A test message
was sent earlier in the week so please continue to
sign up so you have the most up to date information.
By signing up you will be notified electronically if the
school has to close in an emergency or due to severe
weather. Please read the instructions carefully below
to help you register:
To sign up, you will need to follow the link:
member.everbridge.net/index/892807736725489
This link will direct you to the “Sign Up” page where
you should click on the “sign up” button located at the
top right hand side of the page on the grey strip and
from there follow the instructions. It should take no
more than 5 minutes to register and you can edit the
information at any time should you change mobile
number or email address.
Each contact within the system can have 2 devices
added for each communication type, this means that
in addition to adding you own mobile number and
email address, you could include the mobile number
and email address of a partner or a grandparent for
example in the registration process. They too would
then receive any messages in relation to the school’s
closure. Alternatively, interested parties could register
themselves separately.
If you have children at more than one school you can
register for those schools too in a single registration
process by selecting all schools you have children at.
Once signed up you will receive messages relating to
the status of your child’s school immediately.
If you have any queries please contact the school on
01707 351350 or email
[email protected]
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Classes start 2nd Feb at Sir Frederic Osborn School
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Enquiries: [email protected] 07528344248
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Classes £5, no need to book! Please wear trainers!
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Diary Dates 2017
Spring Term 2017
Tues 7th Mar
Year 7 Free Fall Young Carers Theatre
8.50am -1.05pm
Weds 8th Mar
Year 10 Study Skills Event
Fri 10th Mar
Year 12 Work Experience Deadline
Weds 15th Mar
Year 12 visit to Brunel University, Uxbridge
Thurs 16th Mar
Dance Trip 6pm-10pm
Mon 20th—Fri 24th Mar Year 11 English and Maths Pre Public Exams
Weds 22nd Mar
Year 11 Performance, 5 -7pm Osborn Hall
Weds 23rd Mar
Year 11 Performance, 5 -7pm Osborn Hall
Fri 24th Mar
Year 11 photos, 8am -1.05pm
Fri 24th Mar
Individual exam timetables issued to
students
Weds 29th Mar
Gym and Dance Display, 6pm -7.30pm,
Osborn Hall
Thurs 30th Mar
Year 7 Parents Evening 4.30pm -7.30pm
Fri 31st Mar
End of Term (Finish 12.05pm)
Mon 17th Apr
Bank Holiday
Tues 18th Apr
INSET DAY - School Closed
Wed 19th Apr
Term Begins
Thurs 20th Apr
Year 10 Examinations in Osborn Hall
Mon 1st May
Bank Holiday
Mon 8th - Fri 12th May Year 10 Work Experience Week
Fri 26th May
Year 8/9 Girls HPV Injections
Fri 26th May
Half Term
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