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Year Group Spotlight: Year 11

September 25, 2023/in General News/by townsendsch

Well done to the Year 11’s who have made a really positive start on their return from their Summer holidays.

Pupils have been working well in their lessons and I have been impressed by the numbers of pupils working independently at lunchtimes and at home. We are looking forward to supporting them throughout the course of the year to enable them to achieve their potential and fulfil their Post 16 ambitions.
As well as supporting pupils in class there will be a number of enrichment opportunities whereby pupils can attend lunchtime and after school support sessions run by staff, we are also running a bespoke mentoring programme, and are looking at ways in which sixth form students can support Year 11s with specific subjects and topics in school.

Important Dates for you diary:

  • Year 11 ‘Parents Consultation Evening’ 5pm – 8pm on 8th November
  • Year 11 ‘Into the 6th Form Evening’ at 7pm on 23rd of November.
  • Year 11 ‘Trial Exams’ in all subjects 27th November to 8th December

In the meantime if there are any issues or concerns please contact your child’s subject teacher or form teacher via the admin@townsend.herts.sch.uk email address, or myself on year11@townsend.herts.sch.uk

Have a good weekend,

Mr Still
Head of Year 11

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Weekly Roundup, Edition 2 – Autumn Term 2023

September 25, 2023/in General News/by townsendsch

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been another wonderful week at Townsend with much to celebrate and be proud of. This week’s collective worship assemblies have been based on our Bible-based vision of ‘Love Your Neighbour ‘(Luke 10 25 – 37). We have evolved the concept of Love Your Neighbour, treating others as we wish to be treated ourselves, to that of ‘Love Your Neighbour, Love Yourself and Love the Journey’. ‘Love Yourself’ is a reminder to all of us that we need to look after our own mental and physical wellbeing. We need to have a support network we can use in times of need and take time to make sure we are looking after ourselves. ‘Love the Journey’, emphasises that life is a journey and particularly during a young person’s time at Townsend, they are on a journey with us. Their journeys will not all be the same and they will have different high points and times of need. During their journeys we will do everything we can to support them, allowing them to flourish and be the best versions of themselves they can be.

Mrs Line used German artist Jan Vormann’s work using Lego to rebuild crumbling walls as an example of how each brick a young person adds to their wall during their journey with us, the more opportunities they will have to move into the world with the skills to make a positive contribution to it. An article about Jan’s work can be found here.

Jan Vormann Invites Playful Interaction by Patching Crumbling Walls with LEGO Bricks

I was honoured this week with opening the Discovery Centre following a restructure in the summer, and starting the first race of the District Cross-Country race we hosted at Townsend last night. Photos of both these events can been seen on our social media posts.

Attendance and Punctuality

I would like to stress the importance of your child attending school on a regular basis. There is much research to say that student progress and outcomes are explicitly linked to attendance. Not only is it best for your child to attend school regularly, it is also parents / guardian’s legal duty to ensure their child has good attendance at school. I would like to draw your attention to our updated Attendance Policy which can be found in the ‘About Us’ section of our website, under the Policies & Guidance section. We have noted that a number of students are late to school in the morning and many of these have no good reason not to be here on time. The school day begins at 8.45am and students should be here for this time. From Monday onwards, those who arrive late in the morning, without a valid reason will face a sanction.

I have been asked by the NHS to share the following information with parents / carers with regard to school attendance.

It is usually appropriate for parents and carers to send their children to school with mild respiratory illnesses. This would include general cold symptoms: a minor cough, runny nose or sore throat. However, children should not be sent to school if they have a temperature of 38°C or above. Information and advice can be found on this link ‘Is my child too ill for school?’

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

If you would like advice from the school about your son / daughter’s attendance, please contact their Head of Year in the first instance via admin@townsend.herts.sch.uk

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded a Headteacher’s commendation this week:

Ellie C 13C

Isabel H 13Y

Joshua B 8C

Khayal A 8N

Hayley F 11E

Key Dates:

  • Open Evening – Wednesday 20th September 5.30 – 8.30pm (Schools closes as 12.30pm)
  • Abbey Service – Thursday 28th September 2.00pm start (Parent / Carers to be seated by
    1.45pm)

Best wishes,

Mr Anthony Flack,
Headteacher

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  • End of Year Enrichment Day – Friday 18th July
  • End of Year Celebration Assemblies- Save the Date
  • Home Learning Club
  • GCSE Results Day
  • Changes to the 601 bus route from September
  • A Level Results Day
  • Unwanted/used uniform and PE kits.
  • School avoidance support group
  • Onatti Theatre Production
  • Townsend’s 50th Anniversary

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