On Thursday 9th February, 38 Year 10 students were given the opportunity to visit Essex University in Colchester. 

The aim of the trip was to give students an insight into going to university and student life.  The day was led by student ambassadors, giving the Notley students the chance to see the university from an undergraduate prospective. The Year 10 students took part in many talks and activities including a tour of the campus.  

Thank you to Mrs Robb for organising the day and to Mrs Wallace and Mrs Thomson for accompanying the visit.

Tuesday 13th March & Wednesday 14th March 7pm in the Drama Studio.

The Play tells the story of one woman’s journey from wilful innocence to horrified experience in a fictitious South American state.  It deals with the subject of Los Desaparecidos – “the disappeared”.  It is a powerful and hypnotic piece incorporating physical theatre and dance alongside more conventional performance.

Tickets £2.00.

Suitable for ages 12+

The January 2012 Jack Petchey award was presented to Jessica Park in Year 13 for her achievement in swimming and cross country and her voluntary work coaching swimming, managing a cross channel swimming team and supporting dance groups in the school.

She wishes to give her £200 to the cross channel swimming team so they can raise more money for children’s charities.

We have five French boys who have yet to be matched with a family so if you would like to be involved in this year's French visit, speak to Miss Cobb or Mrs Harris ASAP. This is an excellent opportunity to practise and improve your French and you will take part in trips to London and Cambridge during the week of their stay.

If you would like to take part, download and complete the attached form and return it to the school no later than Friday 24 February 2012.

If you have any questions or would like more details, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Cobb or Mrs Harris.

On Thursday 2nd February, approximately 64 Year 5 and 6 Primary School students from 4 different schools came up to Notley High School to take part in a Sportshall Athletics competition.

The competition consisted of 10 events for boys and 10 events for girls with scores being combined at the end to determine an overall winner.

Each competitor in a team was only allowed to compete in a maximum of 3 track events and 2 field events.

Year 10 students from Notley High School took on the responsibility of officiating the competition by recording results and timing races.

Overall, it was an extremely successful event enjoyed by staff, students and parents with John Ray Juniors running out eventual winners with a points total of 105.
Results in full:

1. John Ray Juniors 105
2. Notley Green 94
3. Terling 82
4. White Notley 58

Our Newsletter #320 is now available to download.

It includes articles on Duke of Edinburgh Award, The Year 11 Art Trip, Learning in the English Faculty and much more.

Please click here to get your copy.

A note from the director...

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who was able to come to the ‘Let’s Dance 2012’ dance show last night. It was such a lovely evening and so great to be able to use the Braintree Arts Theatre to come together, as a community and celebrate the talent of our’ students. Not only was there a rich variety of dance performed but the outstanding choreography, make up design and costumes design was an absolute delight to watch. We saw a variety of styles ranging from Ballet to Street and Tap to Contemporary and all performed phenomenally by students in Year 7 up to Year 13.

I wish all students the very best of luck for tomorrow’s show.

Miss Auston

Tickets for tonight's show are still available at the box office; it will be lovely to see so many of you there.

Notley High School Dance Show

Thursday 9^th and Friday 10^th February 2012

7:00pm

Doors open 6:30pm

Braintree Arts Theatre

Tickets £5

Tickets available to purchase at the Box Office on 01376 556354 or online at www.braintreeartstheatre.com or by emailing boxoffice@braintreeartstheatre.com

We look forward to seeing you there.

We have produced Issue 3 of our teaching and learning publication, Learning Matters. This edition focusses on our able and talented students.

Click here to download Learning Matters Issue 3.

Students at Notley High School are studying Mandarin and are learning about the Chinese culture every Tuesday afterschool in F2 with Mrs Xiong. They particularly enjoyed celebrating the Chinese New Year during their last sessions . This is what they have to say about their Chinese experience:

I decided that I wanted to go to Chinese club because; it doesn’t matter where you are in China, if you know Mandarin, anyone can understand you. So far, we have covered hello, how are you?, what’s your name?, numbers 1-99, age, spring festival, the 12 zodiacs and calligraphy. I’m having lots of fun Leraning new things and everyone else seems to enjoy it as much as I do. By Toby Yap.

I joined the Chinese club to expand my knowledge of the culture of China and its language. The Chinese club has been such a great experience for me. So far, I have been able to learn basic Chinese greetings , aspects of the culture, numbers, the zodiac signs and much more. I was also given a traditional Chinese envelope containing a chocolate coin as a symbol of good fortune when we celebrated the Chinese New Year. I think I am now equipped with a further tool for communication. By the end of the course I hope I can have a conversation with Chinese people and I am sure I will know more about their culture. By Dexan Charlery-Warner.

I decided to join the Chinese club because it would improve my language skills. It is so much fun and the teacher is so lovely. I would recommend it to anyone likes languages or art/ calligraphy. This week we drew our own name with calligraphy. It was so much fun!!! By Chenise Smith.

Learning Mandarin is so much fun because we also learn about China and culture. For the past two weeks for example because it was the Chinese New Year we have been learning about hoe people celebrate the New Year and the animals of the zodiac. It is really fun and so interesting. By Fae Reynolds.

We are pleased to announce the return of the Year 7 day trips to France.

We are off to Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday 22nd June and Saturday 7th July 2012.

Places are limited so get your letter from Thursday 9th February and return as soon as possible from Monday 20th February. Places will be given on a first come first served basis. All reply slip returns to Miss Rabhi only.

The 7th February is Safer Internet Day.  The theme this year is “Connecting Generations”.  All students from year 7-13 will stay in their tutor groups during Period 1 and participate in Safer Internet Day. This will involve discussing how different generations use the Internet and how our students can help others with using the Internet, whether it is teaching younger children to stay safe or teaching family and friends how to use e-mail or do their shopping on-line. 

Some facts about Internet Use:

• 8.71 million adults have never used the internet in the UK
• Only 23.8% of those aged 75 + have used the internet
• Whereas 98.7% of Young People (16-24) use the internet.

On Tuesday 1st February 35 students took part in the internal round of the MFL Spelling Bee competition.

We have 4 winners who will take part in the regional heat at Comberton Village College on Tuesday 27 March 2012.

Well done to 7B Evie Stoneman (French) and 7o Dexan Charlery-Warner, 7L Claudia Chitty and 7H Natasha Maurin (Spanish).They were fantastic!

Would you like to host a French student for a week?

Go on day trips, practise your French and help make their visit to England really enjoyable!

See Miss Cobb or Mrs Harris asap if you have any questions!

Click the link below to download the letter and reply slip.