December 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

As we reach the end of the autumn term and the end of the calendar year, it’s an ideal opportunity to reflect on a busy 4 months and the many and varied successes of our pupils in that time. I shared our recent Ofsted report at the start of November which acknowledged that “Since the previous inspection, leaders have improved the school in many ways”; we are especially proud of what it says about our fabulous pupils. Inspectors spent a lot of time talking to pupils both in lessons and around school and were very impressed with their openness and eloquence. Some of the key comments from pupils were:

“Pupils enjoy coming to school. They say that teachers listen to them. Pupils told us that they feel safe.”

“Pupils work hard. They say that teachers help them to complete work to a high standard.”

“Teachers have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Pupils respect staff and each other. Pupils feel valued in the school. They say that it is ‘OK to be different’ and value the differences between people in the school. Pupils say that

bullying rarely happens but is always dealt with well by staff.”

“Pupils know that it is important not to be away from school. We saw several pupils proudly wearing their 100% attendance badges.”

“Pupils trust their teachers and say that there is always someone to talk to if they need help.”

“Pupils have a positive approach to their learning.”

“Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe. They are aware of the risks of social media.”

“Pupils take part in a wide range of clubs and activities.”

We are never complacent and we know that there are always things that we can do better; thank you so much to all the pupils and families whose positive contributions make our school a great place to learn.

School remains as busy as ever and this letter contains information about some of the many events and experiences that our learners have undertaken over the last couple of months. We continue to receive glowing feedback from external providers about the fantastic behaviour and attitudes of our pupils and how well they represent our school. The last week of term is due to be a hectic one and some details are given below:

Monday 16th December Year 9 ice skating trip.

Wednesday 18th December Year 8 ice skating trip.

Thursday 19th December Year 7 ice skating trip.

Friday 20th December Optional non-uniform day for a 50p donation to Children in Need.

School will finish at 12pm on this day.

Monday 6th January School reopens for the spring term at the normal time.

If you are intending to replace/update any of your child’s uniform over the holidays, please ensure that it meets with

our school uniform guidelines which can be found in pupils’ planners or on our website.

Finally, season’s greetings to all our pupils and families. On behalf of all of the staff at Hyde, we hope you have a lovely holiday and a very happy new year.

Yours sincerely, Andrea Radcliffe

Headteacher

Student Leadership Team Update

Children in Need Staff v Student Football Match

This term the Student Leadership has been busy supporting Children in Need. Our Head Boy Ben D and Mr Power

arranged a football match with year 11 vs Staff. This year students won 4-3! Well done year 11!

Anti-Bullying Week

Senior student Vik O (y11) led the anti-bullying week with

‘Odd Sock Day’ and assemblies. Some staff had been willing

to share their own experiences of being bullied at school

and these powerful stories were shared with pupils. Vik's

message to all our students is to speak out if you are being

bullied - you will be supported. Congratulations to Vik on an

amazing campaign. Huge thanks to staff who shared their

stories and to Max P, Charlie S, Kaitlyn C, Imogen P and

Leonie S for speaking with such confidence all week.

Remembrance Day

Students Leaders were out and about school selling

Poppies for Remembrance Day. Well done girls!

Willow Wood Hospice

The Student Leadership team arranged for all forms to

vote on what should be the school charity this year.

Our students voted for Willow Wood Hospice. To

support this charity there is a Wishing Tree in the

school throughout December. Christmas Stars can be

bought for 50p. Students, staff and visitors can write

their wishes on the stars and hang them on the tree.

Please get involved to support this great charity.

Cake Sale

A cake sale was also organised with

staff and students alike bringing in

yummy treats that were sold at

break time.

Together the cake sale and the

charity football match

Raised over £300!

Thank you to all our Children in

Need heroes who helped organise

or supported these events.

AMAZING!

PIE: Pursuing Individual Excellence

We could not have been prouder of Alicia W and Lucy J in year 10 for speaking in front of a whole room of people at the

@SharpFuture’s celebration event.

MOVEMBER

A huge well done to staff who raised £1,680 for Movember, the leading charity changing the face of men’s health.

SPORTS NEWS The students at Hyde continually amaze us with their determination, dedication and team spirit.

There are so many students coming to regular practices and taking part in competitions. Please read on for a flavour of what has been happening this term……

GOLD For Year 9 Girls’ Netball A massive congratulations to the Netball team

winning gold in the Tameside Plate Netball Competition! Amazing!

GOLD For Year 9 Girls’ Badminton A massive congratulations to:

Evie T, Sophie D, Rachel D and Grace P in the Tameside Badminton Competition

Player of the Year (Cricket)

A special mention to Charlie B in year 10 who plays for

Cheshire Cricket and has won the ‘Player of the Year’

award after an excellent 2019 which saw him collect

34 wickets for the boys Under 14s, including the summer’s best return of 6-19 against Barbados.

Fantastic!

Year 8 Girls’ Football Well done to the year 8 girls who took 4th place in the

Tameside Girls’ Football Competition.

Year 7 Girls’ Netball Congratulations to the year 7 girls who finished 3rd

and 4th place in the Tameside Girls’ Plate Competition. Well done!

Year 9 Girls’ Football Well done to the year 9 girls who took part in the

Tameside Girls’ Football Competition.

Tameside Cross Country Competition A huge well done to all the students who took part in the Tameside Cross Country Competition. Students were

amazing! A special mention to Caitlin L (y10) who came 2nd and Leighton W (y7) who came 5th in their races. Other top 20 finishers were: Eve P (y7); Sophie D (y9); Eve P (y10) and Georgia A (y10).

Year 7 Boys’ Basketball Team A massive congratulations to the year 7 boys who

came 3rd in the Tameside Schools Competition.

Please remember to return overdue library books!

Music Badge of Excellence

Students are working hard in Music lessons to collect all 5 excellence stickers in order to be awarded the Badge of Excellence. This half term an additional 27 students have been awarded the badge and are now also invited on the London Music Trip in July. Congratulations & well done to:

Year 7 - Jessica F, Kira H, Eve P, Kameron A, Holly B, Rihanna R, Adeel C Year 8 – Syeda B, Rohan M, Ella R, Aqib A, Saim H, Sidratul C, Amanee M, Hamaira I, Ruby T, Tess F, Olivia K, Faye C Year 9 – Aiden J, Paige H, Leonie S, Scarlet J, Sophie D, Rachel D, Jessica M KS4 – Benjamin R

Individual Success

A huge congratulations to super-talented Joe B in Y8 for being awarded a Blue Peter Music Badge! Joe was awarded the badge for his impressive piano and cornet skills. Joe is also involved in two of our school groups and regularly participates in school performances. Well done Joe! Also, massive congratulations to Polly F in Y11 for getting through the grand final of Open Mic UK! Polly will now perform at the O2, London in February next year! Polly is such a talent and thoroughly deserves all of the success she is having!

Hyde Christmas Light Switch-On 2019

Thank you to all who performed and supported our Hyde Christmas Light Switch-on performance. It was great to see our school being represented so brilliantly in our community. The students did very well to perform in such cold conditions and impressed local councillors and Jonathan Reynolds MP

with their talents. Video highlights & photos can be found on both Instagram & Twitter

(@hydeccmusic).

Hyde Winter Concert 2019

Thank you to the nearly 60 students and the 200+ audience members for supporting the Winter Concert this year! The concert showcases the multitude of talent here at Hyde CC and the musicians involved did themselves, the school

and their families proud! £231.12 was raised from the concert, which will now be donated to Willow Wood Hospice. Thank you for your generosity. Video highlights & photos can again be found on both Instagram & Twitter

(@hydeccmusic).

MUSIC: Upcoming Events

Fri 24th January 2020– 12pm until 4pm - Halle Orchestra Trip – KS4 & Y9 students.

TBC Saturday 16th May 2020– 11am until 1pm – Hyde on Tour, Hyde Market – All welcome.

Wednesday 8th / Thursday 9th July 2020 – London Music Trip – Music badge holders.

Pastoral care team

Lower School Team:

Head of Lower School - Mr S Broderick

Head of Year 7 - Mrs D Millington

Head of Year 8 – Mrs E Etches

Head of Year 9 – Miss A Brown

Upper School Team:

Head of Upper School - Mr M Leadbeater

Head of Year 10 - Mrs R Addison

Head of Year 11 - Mr S Buckley

Dates for your diary: 2019-20

Friday 20th December 2019 School finishes at 12 noon (optional non-uniform day for 50p)

Monday 23rd December – Friday 3rd January 2020 Christmas holiday

Monday 6th January 2020 Back to school

Thursday 16th January 2020 Year 10 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 12th February 2020 Parent Voice – 4.30pm

Friday 14th February 2020 School closed to pupils – INSET Day

Monday 17th – Friday 21st February 2020 Half term holiday

Monday 24th February 2020 Back to school

Monday 24th – Friday 28th Feb 2020 Year 11 Mocks 2

Thursday 27th February 2020 Year 9 Options Evening

Thursday 5th March 2020 Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Monday 6th – Monday 17th April 2020 Easter holiday

Monday 20th April 2020 Back to school

Thursday 30th April 2020 Year 8 Parents’ Evening

Friday 8th May 2020 Bank Holiday

Monday 11th May 2020 Exam season begins

Wednesday 20th May 2020 Parent Voice – 4.30pm

Monday 25th – Friday 29th May 2020 Half term holiday

Monday 1st June 2020 Back to school

Thursday 11th June 2020 Year 7 Parents’ Evening

Thursday 18th – Wednesday 24th June 2020 Year 10 Mocks

Thursday 16th July 2020 Term ends

Thursday 20th August 2020 GCSE Results day (10am – 12 noon)

Trips Planned this academic year…..

11th – 13th December 2019 CERN science trip to Switzerland

Fri 13th December 2019 Year 10 and 11 Ice Skating – Sheffield

Mon 16th December 2019 Year 9 Ice Skating – Sheffield

Weds 18th December 2019 Year 8 Ice Skating – Sheffield

Thurs 19th December 2019 Year 7 Ice Skating – Sheffield

Tues 21st January 2020

Year 9 trip to the University of Salford

Fri 24th January 2020

Year 9-11 Music trip to see the Hallé at the Bridgewater Hall

Fri 31st January 2020

GCSE Science Live event at the Bridgewater Hall

Fri 7th February 2020 Year 10 ‘Future Ready’ trip to Ernst & Young

Tues 11th February 2020

Year 9 Gateways trip to the University of Manchester and Year 9 GM Higher TeenTech trip

Thurs 2nd April 2020

Year 8 Gateways trip to the University of Manchester

3rd – 11th April 2020

Ski Trip to Austria

Tues 12th May 2020

Year 7 Gateways trip to the University of Manchester

24th – 27th May 2020 Disneyland Paris trip to France

3rd – 5th June 2020 Year 7 and 8 Design and Technology Bushcraft trip to Castle Howard in Yorkshire

Fri 3rd July 2020 Year 10 College Taster Day

8th – 9th July 2020 London Music Trip

4th – 6th December 2020

Christmas Markets trip to Aachen, Valkenburg and Bruges (all years) – Places still available on ParentPay or contact Mrs Millington.

ICE SKATING TRIPS

All students going ice skating can wear appropriate non-uniform clothing and must remember to bring

pair of thick socks!

Students must go to the Sports Hall at 9.05am after registration.

Bring 20p if you want to use a locker (non-refundable).

Remember to bring a packed lunch or money for the café.

Coaches will hopefully be arriving back by 3.00pm depending on traffic.

Friday 13th December Year 10 and Year 11

Monday 16th December Year 9

Wednesday 18th December Year 8

Thursday 19th December Year 7

There are still places available on the 2020 Christmas Market trip to Aachen, Valkenburg and Bruges

(current Years 7-10 only). For more information contact Mrs Millington. Both of these can be booked

now via ParentPay.